Best Five Young Inventors

Horotio Adams

Adams was only sixteen when he assisted his father,Thomas,inhis experiments with chicle,the dried sap of a mexico jungle tree.This led to the intvention of chewing gum.

Chester Greenwood

Greenwood of Farmington,Maine,USA,was aged 15 in 1873 when he invented ear muffs.He started Greenwood’s Ear Protector Factoryand made a fortune by supplying his product to US soldiers in World War 2.

Louis Braille

He invented Braille,the raising dots writing used by blind people,at the age age of 15.Louis himself was blind.

Walter Lines

British school boy Lines invented the scooter at the age of 15.He later found Triang Toys,once Britain’s leading toy maunfactuarer.

Peter Chilvers

Chilvers was 12 when he invented broadsailing(wind surfing) in 1958 off Hayling Island,UK.