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Archive for January, 2008

Edward Douglas Miller - the man who reinvented pencil

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

Inventor: Edward Douglas Miller
Invention: Remarkable (pencil)
Inventor’s location: UK
Edward Douglas Miller, the inventor of Remarkable (a recyclable pencil), is an environmentalist who was brought up in a rural village near Edinburgh. He says he used to collect insects and butterflies when he was a kid.
This inventor learnt first-hand about environmental issues when he went to

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Safety device to protect children - Plug Pal

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Inventor: Jane Mitchell
Invention: Plug Pal
Inventor’s location: Llantrisant, UK
Jane Mitchell, from Llantrisant is a first time inventor, but she won a gold medal at the industry-leading British Invention Show for her Plug Pal invention.
Plug Pal, her invention, is a safety device that can be used to

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