I’ve included this invention in Thinking Huge Week because so much of our current technology can be traced back to this single simple idea.  No single invention has sparked more inspiration to shape the information age that we live in today than the electrical telegraph.  Everything from the internet, telephones/cellphones, television, satellite communications, and most [...]

Most of us have heard sayings like “shoot for the stars and you might land on mountain tops” or perhaps the less poetic “go big or go home.”  Even though these were probably first uttered in reference to life in general, they really do ring true with inventing.  Hopefully this discussion of why they ring [...]

Most of the world’s largest cities grew to their sizes due to their close proximity to natural waterways and ports that allowed for easy transportation of goods by ship. In the United States, the West was conquered with railways. Airplanes and automobiles have effectively shrunk the world even more, but all of these have [...]

When the profession of Inventor comes up, the name that immediately pops into most people’s head is Thomas Edison, and there is good reason for this. With over 1,000 US patents and hundreds more around the world, he holds the record for having his name on the most patents. Edison’s work revolutionized the [...]

For sometime now I have been planning what will become the internet’s largest and best source for inventors around the world, and with plans this large it was only appropriate to kick it all off with Thinking Huge Week. The goal this week is to get people thinking outside of their comfort zone, [...]