Inventor of the Dishwasher If you’re like most people, washing dishes is a chore. Okay, maybe it’s just me. But back in 1886 a woman inventor named Josephine Cochran thought the same thing. Technically Joel Houghton patented a dishwashing machine, but it...
Creative Entrepreneurs Since creative entrepreneurs don’t punch a time clock or have a boss standing behind them making them work, they have to be their own boss and learn to be more productive on their own. Creative Entrepreneurs Can Be More Productive Start...
Tabitha Babbitt Invented Circular Saw I’ve heard too many times that women inventors tend to invent “girlie” things. Sometimes that might be true, but not always. Take the case of the shy and quiet inventor Tabitha Babbitt, who invented the circular...
Ruth Handler’s claim to fame as a woman inventor and woman innovator is that she invented the Barbie Doll. But Ruth’s resume and the invention of Barbie was much bigger than that. She started off in 1945 as the co-founder of the toy company Mattel, which...
Creativity and Innovation Week Every year fifty countries around the world take one week to celebrate world creativity and innovation week. This takes place between April 15th through April 21st in communities and organizations who want to think differently. ...