Project Gutenberg 2015-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 129 Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick) 1869 1952 Collins, Archie Frederick 16022889 Inventing for Boys Preface -- Getting an idea -- Working it out on paper -- The state of the art -- How to experiment -- Making a model -- How to patent your invention -- Making your invention pay -- Some hints of manufacturing -- Putting it on the market -- Things for you to invent -- What some inventions have paid -- Profitable information -- Appendices -- Some words and terms used in this book. Produced by Chris Curnow, Elisa and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Inventing for Boys" by A. Frederick Collins is a practical guide on invention and creativity written in the early 20th century. The work aims to inspire and instruct young boys on how to harness their inventive abilities, detailing the steps involved in conceptualizing, developing, and potentially monetizing new ideas. The author emphasizes the importance of both creativity and technical knowledge in becoming a successful inventor. The opening of "Inventing for Boys" sets an encouraging tone by asserting that every boy possesses innate inventive potential. Collins discusses the significance of developing an original idea, guiding readers through various methods of brainstorming and working on inventions. He illustrates the creative process by suggesting that ideas can originate from observation, experimentation, or even accidental discoveries. The importance of persistence and the practical aspects of protecting one's ideas are emphasized, laying a foundation for budding inventors to follow as they embark on their creative endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inventions T Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: How To... 540590 540520 2024-09-20T12:19:20.532347 2023-09-21T08:48:50.850886 text/html text/html 516911 2015-05-28T08:21:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 6875675 2015-05-28T08:21:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 6946237 2024-09-20T12:19:54.270150 application/epub+zip 6945045 2024-09-20T12:19:32.559256 application/epub+zip 237912 2024-09-20T12:19:22.060335 application/epub+zip 7917301 2024-09-20T12:20:02.081146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7835155 2024-09-20T12:19:43.194224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339624 2022-09-22T08:59:23.438044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358439 358243 2024-09-20T12:19:17.310355 2023-09-21T08:48:47.561363 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 358619 2015-05-28T08:21:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 127373 2015-05-28T08:21:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18616 2024-09-20T12:20:02.387108 application/rdf+xml 22020 2024-09-20T12:19:22.275308 image/jpeg 3650 2024-09-20T12:19:22.166332 image/jpeg 6875678 2024-09-20T12:19:20.956329 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia