Hailing from the Great White North Valcourt, Quebec, this young mechanics fanatic designed a prototype to help navigate the local terrain: a snowmobile. Model T engine + a wooden airplane propeller + set of sleigh runners used for bombardier, Joseph armand bombardier age 15, Joseph-Armand Bombardier The Father of Snowmobiling, J. Armand Bombardier Museum
Blinded at an early age Louis Braille struck by an awl, Braille devised the well-known system of reading and writing for the visually impaired in 1824. Louis Braille 15 years old, night writing + braille, Braille bicentennial coin, National Braille Week
Buckel's idea, Magnacard magnetic locker wallpaper, gave students a boost of schoolhouse style Sarah buckel + magnetic wallpaper, put her dad's biz, +sarah buckel magnacard on the map and helped her earn some serious pocket change magnetic locker wallpaper + $1 million in sales. Sarah buckel magnetic wallpaper 8th grade, magnetic locker wallpaper + Target, Staples, Rite Aid
Summers got a lot cooler thanks to Epperson's accidental 1905 invention, the Popsicle, stirring stick in soda- water powder and water on his porch overnight. Frank Epperson + 11 years old, Epsicle ice pop, Frank Epperson patent 1923, Fudgsicle, Creamsicle and Creamsicle
Talk about extra credit: In the early 1920s, farm boy Farnsworth showed his chemistry teacher a bright idea Philo Farnsworth + "image dissector" vacuum tube, a stepping-stone for making the first electronic television. Philo Farnsworth + 14 years old, mechanical television, 1927 + demonstrated the first all-electronic television, Farnsworth RCA patent dispute, Philo Farnsworth National Inventors Hall of Fame 1968, Philo Farnsworth 1983 U.S. postal stamp
Though he didn't acquire a patent until 1877, Greenwood created earmuffs, earmuffs + wire, beaver fur and cloth in 1873, when he was still wet behind the ears. His hometown became the Earmuff Capital of the World. Chester Greenwood + 15 years old, Chester Greenwood + ice skating, Chester Greenwood + more than 100 patents, +December 21 Chester Greenwood Day
Jaggi thought about more than just joyrides when he looked at cars; he designed the Algae-Mobile 3 to help make them more eco-friendly, Param Jaggi uses algae to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. Param Jaggi + 17 years old, Param Jaggi EPA 2011 Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability Award, Param Jaggi + Forbes 30 Under 30 list, Plano East High School
This New York City dynamic duo came up with their nonreusable syringe in 1995 to help curb a major health issue, Nathan and Pollack syringe + help prevent the spread of HIV-AIDS. Elizabeth Nathan and Gabriella Pollack + 17-year-olds, non reusable syringe + a cocktail umbrella + Elizabeth and Gabriella, The Brearley School, 1995 Nynex Science and Technology Awards
Patterson got the idea for the sign language translator glove, sign language translator glove in 2002 while he was getting "brain food", Ryan Patterson + a deaf teen at Burger King trying to order. Ryan Patterson sign language translator glove, Ryan Patterson + age 17 + sign language glove, Ryan Patterson + $400,000 in scholarships, Ryan Patterson + Junior Nobel Prize in Sweden, +Ryan Patterson + Time Best Inventions of 2002, Ryan Patterson Disney "Electric Boy Genius", Ryan Patterson electrical engineer Lockheed-Martin
Trujillo's Lock-N-Block Safety Gate was inspired by an in-home incident Plumas Lake, CA. Tharon Trujillo + baby sister + sliding glass door, Tharon Trujillo + 10 years old, Tharon Trujillo + helicopter concept + Flying Logistics Electrical Assistance
