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What kept these inventors
from obtaining patents on their own?


How old were some of the more famous inventors when they first achieved success?

Newspaper Connection for Students:

1. Search The Daytona Beach News-Journal each day for the next 7 days to find stories of children (age 12 and under) accomplishing extraordinary or newsworthy things. These do not have to be related to inventions.

2. Cut out these stories (along with any pictures) and keep them in your notebook or scrapbook, because they can inspire you to do great things.

3. Choose the two most important ones and explain in your notebook or scrapbook what the children did in order to achieve these. Then set three goals that you want to accomplish in your lifetime.

The United States Patent Office does not have an age requirement for receiving a patent. Most inventors, though, whether they´re 6 or 60, need the assistance of a patent attorney to either prepare their patent application or at least review it before submitting it to the patent office. And most child inventors need to get some parental assistance when paying for the patent application and attorney fees.



On the Web:
· Inventions Made By Kids
· Young Inventor History
· Patent Search Presentations to Young Inventors
· Inventucation
· Invention at Play

Serial Story: INVENTION MYSTERIES
This story is part of the Invention Mysteries series by author Paul Niemann. The Invention Mysteries book reveals the little-known stories behind 47 well-known inventions.

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