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View historic documents including the first patent ever issued, Edison's 1880 illustration of the electric lamp and an early rendering of a now famous game board. Use these to create bulletin boards and generate discussions about inventive thinking.
Abe Lincoln Patent (PDF)
Ear Muffs (PDF)
Edison Light Bulb (PDF)
Edison Phonograph (PDF)
Ice Cream Confection (PDF)
First Patent Issued (PDF)
Electric Lamp (PDF)
Monopoly Evolution (PDF)
Traffic Signal (PDF)
Windshield Wipers (PDF)
Wright Flying Machine (PDF)
Zipper (PDF)
Mark Twain Scrap Book (PDF)

PSA Examples and Tools

Ready to get started and create your own PSA about Inspiring Invention? Use these tips and tools and submit your entry for the contest. Your school could win a sweet suite of Sony editing tools and software valued at more than $22,000!
"Inspiring Invention" PSA campaign
Tips for creating your PSA entry (PDF)
FREE Sony software download
Logos for use in your production (zip)

Create the next new thing, meet young inventors and event investigate a patent. Do it all online in a fun virtual workshop.

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