Library+of+Imagination

The First Personal Computer:

The first personal computer was a ground breaking invention because without it the world would not be as it is today. The first computer was a gateway into the new possibilities of inventions; it was a breakthrough that led to the new age of technology we see and use every day. The computer is so complex and takes so much understanding only the smartest and most imaginative minds can create one. The computer has opened up the entire world in the size that can fit into your bag or even your hand. Anything is possible with it - you can access social networking, access art and my favorite share your ideas with the world all on one device. The computer is honestly magnificent it has made almost all other forms of technology possible which has created a sky’s the limit type attitude for inventors, anything and everything is possible. Instead of thinking about what limitations they have instead all they do is imagine the possibilities, all thanks to one invention the computer. So if anything deserves to go into an imagination library the first computer would certainly be one because after all it has led to so many imaginative ideas and will keep doing so for ages as it is certain anybody with a good imagination will have a computer to let their imagination run wild. Since it is possible to create something so awesome and inspiring there are no limits for the future all thanks to one thing the computer.

[|Computer History] First Personal Computer

The Automobile:

The automobile is a truly revolutionary invention and created a new era for transportation. An automobile is a wheeled vehicle which is used to carry a passenger(s) which also carries its own engine or motor. The automobile is revolutionary because it used one of the most complicated designs to date and utilized one of the most simple yet profoundly useful inventions, the wheel. The automobile is extremely advanced in its nature and because of this we think it has easily earned its spot in the imagination library. The automobile is a unique invention as it utilizes natural resources to create motion using a complex system of gears and cogs which to me make me visualize the essence of imagination. The automobile is an inspired creation which is the ultimate invention to satisfy consumer needs along with the aspiration and desire by the creators to make something out of the box, something original and something only an imagination could think of. To us we think that the sky’s the limit when we look at the remarkable innovations by automobile makers today. Automobiles can park themselves now in some cases. Automobiles have created the world you see today in my mind the automobile is an art, we am sure of this because cars need designers and designers don’t make the newest model, they make a new work of art. Although that may seem a bit abstract, cars are designed just like art and are painted just like art. So if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck it must be a duck, just as automobiles are art. Another thing is automobiles push the limits of human imagination and are always making new challenges to create greener and more fuel efficient cars while at the same time faster and more aerodynamic. In my mind anything that pushes the boundaries of human imagination and is a leader in technology is an easy choice to put in my library of imagination. Ford Model T Advertisement for the Ford Model T

Rube Goldberg Machine:

We believe the Rube Goldberg machine should be in our imagination library for many reasons. One of those reasons being because the Rube Goldberg machine is not a specific design or creation but can be or do whatever you can think up and dream. A Rube Goldberg machine is any machine that is over-engineered and does a simple task in an extremely difficult way. In some cases the objective of one of these machines may be to pour a glass of milk but have 300+ parts. That is one of the reasons we want the Rube Goldberg machine to be in our library of imagination, because it can be anything you want it to be and do anything you want it to do. It’s up to you to do decide, and it’s even up to your imagination to think up crazy possibilities. In a way a Rube Goldberg machine is almost the definition of what should be in a library of imagination because it can be whatever you want it to be. When we think of a Rube Goldberg machine we think of one that we have seen personally but when other persons think of it they may think of a completely different thing. That’s why it is so perfect for the library of imagination, because its interaction is different to everyone depending on different people’s imagination. It’s because it’s not a specific design that we love it so much, the typical invention, if you will, comes with blue prints and plans on how to build it and how to mass produce it. The Goldberg machine cannot be duplicated nor mass produced because it is a single entity, has its own identity and can completely differ from machine to machine. That’s why we know it’s a perfect fit because it has its own personal identity and can differ just like all people have their own identity. We also like the invention because it is pushes the limits of personal imagination and it makes you think and expand and think about human limits and what is truly possible. So not only does it require an imagination to make but also can expand your imagination to new possibilities. We also always connect the human brain to a Rube Goldberg machine because it is so complex and makes you wonder how it works, and we get the same feeling when we watch a Goldberg machine perform a simple task in such a wondrous way.

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The First Modern Camera:

The camera was a truly wondrous and inspiring machine but why should we put it in our imagination library, we will tell you why. One of many reasons that the first modern camera should be in our imagination library is because not only is it a truly remarkable advance in technology but it is also an amazing advance in understanding how an eye works. The camera is complex and that it is why we want it in our imagination library. For something to be complex it needs to have a truly fascinating and imaginative creator and in return be a fascinating and imaginative machine which is what the camera is. The camera offers what the eye can do and more by in turn capturing an image. The eye is an intriguing thing and it is mind boggling thing how and why it works the way it does. To me when something makes me think "hmm we wonder how that works, and why is that like it is?" we know that, that something is a great invention or creation. When we look at a camera that is what we think how could somebody's imagination think up to take the design of a human eye and use that to make a device which could capture in essence an image that a human eye could see. Also we believe it should be in our imagination library because the camera allows to people to express their creativity and release their imagination. Photography is an art form and without the camera, the images would simply die. Not only is the camera a mind blowing invention but it is also one which allows people to express their inner imagination and creativity. Another thing is that a definition of imagination is being able to form a mental image and cameras capture an image which can forever be revisited. So those two things are directly related in that both create mental images, whether they be real or imaginative. First Camera.

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The Hubble Telescope:

The Hubble telescope is a fascinating invention and at all turns is constantly working and re-working my imagination. Because you see to me imagination in part means what kind of image something puts in your head and when we think of the space telescope my imagination runs wild with possibilities: the possibilities of life on another planet or pondering thoughts on the solar system and galaxies. The Hubble telescope was a space telescope put into orbit by a space shuttle. To this day it still takes valuable information for NASA and still pushes the boundaries of lingering questions. For us that is easily enough to put it in any imagination library because it goes beyond the limits of almost any other technology. It studies space, something we know little about and we can for the most only speculate about. The Hubble telescope is easily one of the most imaginative inventions out there because it was made because of curiosity and its purpose was discovery. That’s why we think it should be in the imagination library because it explores one of the littlest known places on earth, space. And space being where people’s minds seem to wonder the most. After all with the imagination of the average person an identity of extra terrestrials has been made. Green men living on mars is the ideal image that people think of when they think of extra terrestrials and this is because of inventions like the Hubble space telescope. It helps us as humans discover things that we could only imagine and that’s why it’s so perfect for the imagination library because it can create a sense of silly child like imagination in the most serious of people. Hubble Telescope.

Image captured by the Hubble Telescope.

Image captured from the Hubble Telescope. [|Hubble Trailer]

Perpetual Motion Machine:

A perpetual motion machine is something so out there and so edgy that we couldn't help but put it in my imagination library. A perpetual motion machine is something that needs no source of energy to move and theoretically will keep going forever. Perpetual motion machines are so creative because they have no set design and better yet, only a few have ever been made, and even those have been unsuccessful as the motion is not continuous forever. The imagination it takes to make one is immense; there would be no thinking inside the box. That is what we like about it - that truly imaginative ideas don't come from copied ideas or already thought up plans, they come from originality and a great imagination. A perpetual motion machine belongs in an imagination library because it is so unique to other inventions as its only purpose is to keep moving and its design is unset. That is why it should be in the imagination library because the design is completely up to the inventors imagination and in our mind the sky's the limit. Another reason is because of the complexity in which the perpetual motion machine works the amount of parts and most of all the defiance of the laws of physics. The laws of physics state that nothing can move forever without any powers source but we know that one machine has been working since 1996. Because the perpetual motion machine so so unique in its function, building plans or, the lack of it, purpose and most of all its originality. media type="youtube" key="us7YB7eiOeQ" width="425" height="350"

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The Tesla Coil is one of the most inspiring and imaginative designs I have ever seen. The Tesla coil is a type of resonant transformer which produces high frequency, current and voltage electricity. I think the Tesla Coil is one of the most imaginative inventions of all time because some children do not even have wild enough imaginations to think up something as amazing. Although the Tesla Coil has almost no practical functions I personally believe it was built to show off human achievement and the capabilities of machines. This invention is truly inspiring with new age technology and the fantastical light show the Tesla coil is to me easily the most intriguing inventions of all time. The reason I find it so fascinating is because it is so electrifying that I would think only the mind of a child could dream of a tower shooting out electricity but instead was not a dream but a reality, realized by a full grown man. The Tesla Coil is now being used as a visual aid for students taking a music class, as the lightning bolts are inspiring for art and music and most anything creative. One of the things I look for in an invention to go in my imagination library is does it inspire people to do fantastic and wonderful things, does it encourage people to be creative and have an imagination of their own, does it make people think about how they can push the envelope in the future. If the invention does not do that then it will have a hard time getting into my imagination library. So you see although the Tesla Coil has almost no practical function it can still inspire and cause people to be creative and push the envelope. media type="youtube" key="Zi4kXgDBFhw" width="425" height="350"

The Magna Carta:

The Magna Carta, in our minds is an easy choice to put in our Imagination Library because of many reasons. Fisrt of all the Magna Carta is a charter depicting the United Kingdom laws and liberties. The Magna Carta was the first of its time, at that point no other charter had been made at that time. So this book was in a way a pioneer for later generations of law books and liberty charters. This book was in essence the first expression of free speech through law. The Magna Carta led into the rule of constitutional law in the United Kingdom. So in other words although this book was created over 800 years ago it still effects people today. It is still in use today in Wales and England and also has effected us right here in Canada as Canada used to have a constitutional monarchy as a governmental power. Also this law book was in the way it was written and the content it contained also the first of its time. at that point no other such book was written like it was and to create something that is the first ever created is clearly an imaginative and creative piece of art. Since there is nothing like it and also it is such a ground breaking creation that changed the face of law, that is why we chose to put it in our Imagination LIbrary, since it is so unique and creative.

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Mona Lisa:

When people speak of imagination they speak about the image that a certain thing can place in your head without you actually seeing it. Automatically when we think of art our mind jumps straight to the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa is a prime example of Renaissance art to us it is one of the greats paintings of all time. The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo DaVinci, it was painted in the 16th century using oil and and on a poplar panel. We know the Mona Lisa belongs in the Library of Imagination because the Mona Lisa is incredibly well painted and and it is still one of the most remarkable paintings to date. Not only in the way that the Mona Lisa was painted but the essence of the Mona Lisa the way that it can make your imagination run wild with excitement. Her smile asks a million questions and in the way that the background was painted the Mona Lisa makes us wonder every time why the mysterious background was drawn, and what does it mean? Finally without a doubt Leonardo DaVinci created a one of a kind creation, not only was it original but extremely imaginative.

The Wheel:

The wheel is said to be one of the greatest inventions of all time and not only is it one of the greatest inventions of all time but also one of the most unique and imaginative. At such a primative time, a creation like the wheel was so unexpected. The wheel is one of the greatest inventions ever because it gave man the ability to transport quickly and efficiently. At this point you’re probably wondering why the wheel is special. In two dimension it’s just a simple circle. At that you would be wrong. The wheel is special in every way because nothing like it had ever been invented before and it was the first of a kind. The wheel is not only used for transportation though, in fact wheels are everywhere in the world and because it is such a versatile invention it can be used for whatever your mind can think up. If you want the wheel to be used for fashion – wheelie runners - it can just as it can be used for almost anything else. An invention that requires an imagination to use and find an applicable use for is truly ingenious because in a way as it is adapted for personal needs each modification is as if it’s a brand new invention. Another reason the wheel is so great is because when we imagine a wheel, we imagine something round and wooden but not all wheels are the same. In fact most wheels are different! We think that’s amazing because in your imagination the wheel can look like, be attached to or made out of anything you can imagine and that’s what we believe the imagination library is truly about. We also like this invention a lot because it is so commonly used and since there are so many applications this invention is without a doubt a fantastic object. The wheel can be found just about anywhere in the streets in your house almost anywhere. That’s why I think the wheel would be a great addition to the library of imagination. Stone Age Wheel.

Wooden Wheel.

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Interior Architecture

The inside of our Library of Imagination is a large circular room that is surrounded by windows looking out over the city. Each artifact has its own section of the library all stretching out around the library pushed up against the windows. We wanted to do this to make visitors think about the global affect each of these items have made not just around the world, but right where they live. The floor is made of glass so that visitors get the affect that they are in someones mind that is racing with great ideas. Beside the artifact is a brief description of why we believe it belongs in our library.

External Architecture

For our Library of Imagination we chose to have it elevated into the sky, to represent that the people who came up these great ideas and discoveries, had to reach for the sky to have them become a reality. We also wanted our library to be elevated in the sky to show how everyone's ideas are floating around them in their brains and how important it is to actually try to make their dreams reality. Leading up to our library is a structure with eight pillars all feeding into our library to symbolize someones ideas all fitting together like puzzle pieces holding up and supporting the main idea. Windows in the library allow visitors to see out into the world that the very artifacts they are standing beside has changed.



By Tom Norman And Jeremy Smith

Lego

One artifact that several people ended up putting in their Imagination Libraries was Lego. I particularly liked this artifact because it gives a chance for young inspiring minds to transform ideas in their heads to an actual physical thing. Lego can come in different colours and sizes to allow the creator to have different outcomes. Another reason I chose this is because when it was presented to us the idea seemed unique. In the video we saw in class the girl giving the TED presentation stated that kids often have more creative minds than adults so often their outcome is more unique. That is why I like the idea of Lego being put in a Library of Imagination.

Simple Hunting Tools

I like the idea of simple hunting tools because in the time they were invented the creators had no previous knowledge of hunting except by using their hands. Simple hunting tools evolved the way basic humans were able to hunt food and get the supplies they needed to survive. I think it is very creative that someone was able to connect using an instrument to assist them while hunting. Man has always tried to invent objects to help them in tasks and since hunting was a big part in the lives of early man, hunting tools were an essential invention and very imaginative.

Wright Brothers Flying Machine

I liked this idea because one of the main means of transportation today is by airplane and the first ever functional airplane was the Wright Brothers Flying Machine. The idea of flying to places was thought up long before the Wright Brothers, but their model was the first to successfully fly with a passenger. The machine only lasted in the air for a short while, but the model was worked on and perfected. It must have taken and imaginative mind to create a working flying machine which is why I think it would be a great artifact to put in a Library of Imagination.