Library+of+Imagination

Our Library Of Imagination consists of many different inventions from history, and some that are essential to us.

Firstly, one of the most universal inventions:



- The cell phone is without a doubt one of the most universal inventions today. This invention has allowed us to communicate with people across the globe in different places and at different times. It’s safe to say that more than 90% of the people in this room have a cell phone. This is a perfect example of human imagination, and how one person in this world years and years go thought about how neat it would be to talk to someone non-verbally. Communication would become drastically different without mobile devices. Human imagination has lead from the first image to the second, which further demonstrates the importance of cell phones.
 * 1) Cell Phone **

1) An Interesting biography of the first cell phone maker, Martin Cooper: http://inventors.about.com/cs/inventorsalphabet/a/martin_cooper.htm

**2) Vehicle:** - The things that get us from one place to another in a short amount of time, every single day of our lives.

- Vehicles are the most important means of transportation, and we often see them and use them every single day of our lives. The idea of movement while being inside of an object stemmed from human imagination. The world would be a completely different place without the easier transportation that cars provide us with. It deserves to be in our library of imagination, simply because of its importance.

3) Instruments: - Instruments make up what we listen on your iPods everyday. Imagination lead to the idea of different sounds being produced by different kinds of instruments. The idea of music and musical sounds still exists today, not necessarily because they’re essential, but for recreation. Music is so global that we felt like it deserved recognition in our library. Without music, life would be so much more dull, and emotionless.

- A list of all the types of instruments we use today: []

4) Light bulbs: - One of the more mandatory inventions is the light bulb. Any source that provides light is essential to us.  Light bulbs are obviously one of the main kinds of light sources. Without them, the creation of other inventions would have been difficult. Thomas Edison invented the first kind of light bulb, and without his imagination and creation, the invention of other items became more likely. Life would be completely different without the light that allows us to see indoors. Such a basic invention has helped in the making of many more inventions, and is used everywhere we go. It deserved to be in our Library because of it's importance.

- A short timeline of Thomas Edison's inventions: media type="youtube" key="82Ibjap-veM" height="315" width="560"

5) Television: - The television is still one of the main sources of entertainment today, and is more of a recreational invention just like music.

- The television is a more complex invention that is mainly used for entertainment. It’s an invention that has had many improvements made to it, such as going from black and white, to colour, to HD. Human imagination is what first created this invention, and then made improvements to it. Many people would lose an entertainment source without televisions. The ability to entertain millions of people with a box full of cables definitely stemmed from human imagination. It’s such a unique universal invention that we knew it needed to be in our library of imagination.

6) Diary of Anne Frank - Anne's Diary is one of the most read books across the globe. The Diary of Anne Frank was one of the elements that opened the door to history. Anne Frank was a Jew who recorded her every day life during the Holocaust, and the diary is still alive today in good condition. It is one of the most memorable pieces of evidence that survived such a tragic event in history, and allows humans to look back at different times in history. Without it, we wouldn't have had so much detail and a clear picture of the Holocaust. Anne Frank proved to have an imaginative mind, writing down every little detail in her diary. Anne’s imagination and creation of her diary really opened the door to history and curiosity.

- A short biography of Anne Frank, and her famous diary - http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/haight/282/annebio.html

7) The First Programmable Computer: - One of the most used devices in the entire world.



- The idea of a machine that was able to interpret instructions and programming all started with Konrad Zuse. He was the first person to create a programmable computer, called the Z1 which was released around 1938. The computer is one of the most perfect examples of human imagination, because it’s such an odd invention that was created with great thought. It is also another invention that has clearly had many improvements made to it, as shown in the above pictures. The first programmable computer deserves to be in our Library of Imagination, as it is one of the world’s most used inventions of all time.

- A short biography of Konrad Zuse, and the Z1: media type="youtube" key="QRAkPF7Npj4" height="315" width="420"

8) Vaccinations: - Vaccines are considered a huge advancement in medicine. Vaccinations are dead pathogens that are injected into our bodies, so that our immune system can produce antibodies that attack the antigen. Human imagination was greatly used in the development of vaccines, because it took great thought for someone to think that if we can be affected with viruses, then we should also be able to prevent these viruses. Vaccines have proved to decrease the death rate, and serves in our Library of Imagination because of it’s ability.

- Some info on vaccines and how they work:
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9) Scanning Electron Microscope:



- The Scanning Electron Microscope branched from the original Optical Microscopes. It acts like a regular microscope, only more complex, and with much greater magnification, which allows for pictures like this. The SEM has allowed science to discover mysteries that could now be proven with images. It allowed for many scientific discoveries to take place, but it all was created due to human imagination. With the creation of a regular Optical Microscope, Max Knoll in 1935 thought logically, and said that if a specimen can be viewed with 40x the magnification, then we should be able to increase that number even more. The SEM has helped scientific discoveries and is a tool that’s considered a huge advancement in science.

10) Newspapers: - Newspapers are one of the most useful inventions. They deliver important news straight to our homes, making us aware of the things that are going on around us locally, and across the globe. Newspapers have been around for years and years, even including the Egyptians that used papyrus. They knew that there had to have been a way to communicate and deliver important messages about current events, and so they started distributing news on papyrus. News and current events would be less known without newspapers. Human imagination helped in the making of newspapers, which were at first used strictly for delivering news. Newspapers deserve to be in our Library of Imagination because of their usefulness in communication across the globe.

- The history of newspapers, and how they all began: http://www.historicpages.com/nprhist.htm

11) A Small Model of the Hubble Telescope:

- The Hubble Telescope is a reflecting telescope that orbits the earth every 97 minutes. Its job is to catch outstanding pictures of space, much like the picture above. NASA knew that there was a thing called outer space, but they wanted proof, and they wanted pictures. Astronomy itself is a topic that stemmed from human imagination, as well as the Hubble Telescope. People knew that somehow there should be a way to capture pictures of outer space, which lead to the creation of the Hubble. Without it, we wouldn’t have had any idea what outer space looked like, and it would’ve all been based on our imaginations. The invention of a machine that takes pictures of outer space, really helped NASA and Astronomy grow, and has further opened the door to curiosity.

12) Bible: - Last but not least, The Holy Bible, which is a very controversial invention. It has led to imagination, curiosity, and lots of debate. It is up to the person to decide whether they believe that religion is all imagination, reality, or fiction. Because there is no solid proof, scientific reasoning and religion are often in a conflict. We both decided to place the Bible in our Library of Imagination because it’s such a unique invention that truly just revolves around personal belief.

1) Some interesting facts about the Holy Bible: []

2) A chart of the highest selling books of all time: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/worlds-best-selling-books-of-all-times.html


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