Everyday InventionsEveryday Inventions

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

Everyday InventionsEveryday Inventions

Every single day, we use things to make our lives easierEvery single day, we use things to make our lives easier But these things have not always been aroundBut these things have not always been around We have learned about many inventions that have helped We have learned about many inventions that have helped

change the course of history, but what about the inventions change the course of history, but what about the inventions that we use in our everyday livesthat we use in our everyday lives

Everyday InventionsEveryday Inventions

Some of the items Some of the items we take for granted we take for granted are the same ones are the same ones that you looked at that you looked at on the table.on the table.

Before these items, Before these items, our lives were a lot our lives were a lot more complicatedmore complicated

Everyday InventionsEveryday Inventions

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

Paper ClipsPaper Clips The paper clips was The paper clips was

invented in the year invented in the year 1900 by a man from 1900 by a man from Norway named Johann Norway named Johann Vaaler.Vaaler.

The paper clip helped The paper clip helped to solve the age old to solve the age old problem: how do I problem: how do I keep papers together keep papers together without ruining them without ruining them or poking holes in or poking holes in them.them.

Paper ClipsPaper Clips Before Vaaler’s Before Vaaler’s

invention, papers had invention, papers had to be held together to be held together with pins, or spring with pins, or spring operated devices.operated devices.

During WWI, During WWI, Norwegians wore Norwegians wore paper clips as a sign paper clips as a sign of patriotism against of patriotism against the Nazi’s.the Nazi’s.

They believed it was a They believed it was a sign that they were sign that they were “binding together” “binding together” against the Nazis.against the Nazis.

The ZipperThe Zipper

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

The ZipperThe Zipper

Invented in 1913 by Invented in 1913 by Gideon Sundback, the Gideon Sundback, the zipper soon became a zipper soon became a very successful very successful product for many product for many clothing companies.clothing companies.

It took the place of It took the place of buttons, snaps, and buttons, snaps, and buckles in all sorts of buckles in all sorts of fashion items.fashion items.

Scotch TapeScotch Tape

Every time you rip Every time you rip a paper or need to a paper or need to fasten a picture to fasten a picture to your locker or wall, your locker or wall, what do you go what do you go and grab?and grab?

That’s right, tape. That’s right, tape. And most of the And most of the time the clear kind.time the clear kind.

Scotch TapeScotch Tape Scotch tape was invented Scotch tape was invented

in 1925 by a company in in 1925 by a company in Minnesota. Minnesota. (later known as 3M)(later known as 3M)

Originally, tape was used Originally, tape was used to separate the different to separate the different colors on cars as they were colors on cars as they were painted, but soon it was painted, but soon it was refined to have sticky glue refined to have sticky glue all over the back and was all over the back and was used by painters, used by painters, carpenters, and eventually carpenters, and eventually almost everyone.almost everyone.

Ballpoint PensBallpoint Pens

Do you remember Do you remember having to dip your having to dip your pen into ink every pen into ink every time you wanted to time you wanted to write something?write something?

Oh that’s right, we Oh that’s right, we never had to do never had to do that, because of that, because of the invention of the the invention of the ballpoint pen.ballpoint pen.

Ballpoint PensBallpoint Pens The ballpoint pen The ballpoint pen

replaced dipping pens replaced dipping pens into ink in 1943.into ink in 1943.

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

Your InventionsYour Inventions Alright, enough of Alright, enough of

other peoples other peoples inventions.inventions.

If you had the chance If you had the chance to improve something to improve something that we use daily, that we use daily, what would you what would you improve on today?improve on today?

This is your next This is your next task…task…