Text Box: Letters From Our Students, class ENTR-915, Fall 2006 Text Box: Page #

Great pioneers in field of inventions

¨ At the age of 15, Cyrus Hall McCormick invented a lightweight cradle for carting harvested grain.

¨ When he was 15 years old Thomas Alva Edison, made his first important invention, a telegraphic repeating instrument,  while he was working as a telegraph operator.

¨ Since the age of 18, Alexander Graham Bell had been working on the idea of transmitting speech. While working on a multiple telegraph, he developed the basic ideas for the telephone.

¨ George Westinghouse at age 19 obtained his first patent, for a rotary steam engine.

¨ As a 17-year-old high school junior, Robert Heft found himself in need of a class project. His proposed a 50 star   American Flag. His idea was initially turned down by the teacher. He went ahead and finished his project, receiving a B minus for his efforts. Heft's teacher compromised and promised to deliver a better classroom grade if he could get the U.S. Congress to accept his flag. The rest is history.

¨ One Saturday morning in 1993, when she was eight years old, Abigail M. Fleck  and her father, were cooking bacon. Inspired by an offhand comment from her father,. Abbey Fleck invented a new, quicker and healthier way to cook bacon, then founded a company to sell her product, The Makin' Bacon Ś.
Text Box: Win a prize! Submit a 500 word essay on the topic: Think of three items that you use everyday. How different would your life be if the inventors of these items had not shared their inventions with the rest of the world? E-mail to mmatlick@howardcc.edu Text Box: Mark Youtcheff My main reason for taking this course was to attain a better understanding of patent development, of technology transfer, and of Intellectual Property concerns in general. I would surely recommend this course to anyone truly interested in pursuing a reasonable understanding of practical concepts and key factors upon which successful business develop hinges in the progressively growing field of technology transfer. Ray Jones HCC has a fantastic start in bringing the gap from laboratory to market. Many of my colleagues have not heard of Technology Assessment Program, until I describe it to them. A program such as TAP provides access to young peoples – many of which are interested in starting their own business. Text Box: Jordan Moneski class BMGT-145 on-line I am currently a student seeking a career in business. I can see that the Technology Assessment Program is an opportunity that should not be missed. The real-life experience that it offers is top rate. The Technology Assessment Program is a great addition for students to learn about marketing research, presentations, and the processes that go into commercializing an invention. The expansion of the TAP will also ensure that Maryland always has a bright young generation of future businesspeople. Lucy Wang The class is challenging and is quite enlightening because it is a lot of material covered during each week.