Everyday Inventions

Items you use almost daily, but might not think about how we got them

Everyday Inventions

Every single day, we use things to make our lives easier But these things have not always been around We have learned about many inventions that have helped change the course of history, but what about the inventions that we use in our everyday lives

Everyday Inventions

Some of the items we take for granted are the same ones that you looked at on the table. Before these items, our lives were a lot more complicated

Everyday Inventions

Lets look at how some of these inventions came to be during the 20th century, and how some of them changed the way we do things in our daily lives.

Paper Clips

The paper clips was invented in the year 1900 by a man from Norway named Johann Vaaler. The paper clip helped to solve the age old problem: how do I keep papers together without ruining them or poking holes in them.

Paper Clips

Before Vaalers invention, papers had to be held together with pins, or spring operated devices. During WWI, Norwegians wore paper clips as a sign of patriotism against the Nazis. They believed it was a sign that they were binding together against the Nazis.

The Zipper

The next taken for granted invention is one that almost all of use have on right now, the zipper.

The Zipper

Invented in 1913 by Gideon Sundback, the zipper soon became a very successful product for many clothing companies. It took the place of buttons, snaps, and buckles in all sorts of fashion items.

Scotch Tape

Every time you rip a paper or need to fasten a picture to your locker or wall, what do you go and grab? Thats right, tape. And most of the time the clear kind.

Scotch Tape

Scotch tape was invented in 1925 by a company in Minnesota. (later known as 3M) Originally, tape was used to separate the different colors on cars as they were painted, but soon it was refined to have sticky glue all over the back and was used by painters, carpenters, and eventually almost everyone.

Ballpoint Pens

Do you remember having to dip your pen into ink every time you wanted to write something? Oh thats right, we never had to do that, because of the invention of the ballpoint pen.

Ballpoint Pens

The ballpoint pen replaced dipping pens into ink in 1943. The Biro Brothers came up with the idea to put the ink inside of the pen and in 1944 were used by British Air Force pilots because they would work at high altitudes, unlike regular ink pens.

Your Inventions

Alright, enough of other peoples inventions. If you had the chance to improve something that we use daily, what would you improve on today? This is your next task