An Inventor Never Grows UP

Edison said that nine words: “If you never grow up—you’ll never grow old” - are the key to invention, the key to youth, and the key to a happy and productive life. The inventor lives in all of us when we’re young and curious and when the world is new.  Inventors live partly in the “real” world and “much” in a world of possibilities and make-believe. It’s only as we “grow up” that we separate the “inventors” from the rest of the world. A real inventor is not afraid to make mistakes.

 “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

Thomas Alva Edison

An inventor never grows up. Seeing the world with “new eyes is the way an inventor creates new things—often from old things,  Inventors can be any age some are 90, 10, 5 or even younger! Becky Schroeder invented glowing paper when she was 10 years old.

Anisha Menta (High School Student):

Through the Academy of Finance program offered in Howard County, I was given the fortunate opportunity to attend this course offered at HCC. The class is extremely interesting. I have learned a lot about technology transfer and I have the opportunity to experience being in college at an early age.

Jessica Gattuso (High School Student):

We work together as a team of people of different ages. We get to meet new interesting people from NASA Goddard, USDA , JHU APL,  such as the inventor ,mentor and speakers from the Technology Transfer and marketing fields.