InventorEd's Inventor Resource Internet Pages. Information about inventing, inventors, obtaining a patent, and enforcement of patent rights. This is aimed at 5th through 12th grade students. So you want to be an inventor. Almost everyone invents, but they do not recognize that their idea is an invention.
All children invent, children are often more inventive than adults, and a few even get patents.
Most people's thinking becomes rigid as they grow up. The key to inventing is not becoming rigid in your thinking. As people gain more experience they tend to rule out creative ideas. An inventor strikes a balance between between being practical and being creative. All inventors, even adults produce a hundred or more ideas that are not practical to get a patent for every idea that is worth pursuing.