| October 24, 2002 |
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Invention at Play
Remember  the halcyon days of finding shapes in clouds, doodling on paper, creating cities from building blocks, and just letting your imagination run free? That same childlike wonderment and imaginative play is what inspired many past and present-day inventors. This Smithsonian exhibition invites you to tinker around an invention playhouse and see if you can spur any creative juices. In the case of Alexander Graham Bell, a few paper doodles were the first imaginings of the indispensable telephone. Drug pioneer Gertrude Elion likened her important experiments to playing with a jigsaw puzzle. Through the inventors' stories, you may notice a running theme of recognizing the unusual, borrowing from nature, and asking countless questions. You'll discover that necessity is not always the mother of invention. Sometimes, you just have to think like a kid. (in Inventions) |
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