Inventor Admirer Mugs

'They say Thomas Edison only slept four hours a day. I'm trying to perfect the opposite.'

Alexander Graham Bell's second phone call.

"Watson, did I just hear you mutter, 'If this were ninety-five years from now, this could've been an email?"

The First Person Who Cleared His Throat

Mulching Vacuum Cleaner

"We call it the iPlod and it allows you to carry your whole music library around with you!"

'But seriously, folks... Who knows how many blondes it takes to screw in my latest invention?'

God bless our all-electric home.

The Wright Brothers' First Flyer

Though he created more than 300 products from peanuts, George Washington Carver was unable to change even one of them back into a peanut.

'A wheel? No wonder I broke a tooth. I thought it was a donut.'

Bob invents a device that electrically shocks anyone who calls between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.

Early Adopter...Early Opt-Outer

"This new chair has the smoothest 360 swivel action on the market!"

Sport Utility Boot.

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

The original paperless office

'...then Johannes Gutenberg built the first bookcase'

Patent Attorney (invisible man)

"Ralph's smart car not only drives better than he does, it also works better. So we fired him and hired the car."

'I got this one for thinking outside the box.'

Evolution.

Reverse Ageing Laboratory

'Hey, are you like me? Do you hate mowing around trees? ell, then THIS is the machine for you!'

Knight ponders on how to remove sword from the stone. Peasant onlooker says: 'You wanna get some WD-40 on that, mate.'

Dinosaur skeleton being used as a bike rack

The Invention of the Wheel

Congratulations Strike Over!

"I'd call that 'A victory for science.'

Research and Development: 'We've finally done it. An actual cell phone!'

"Welcome to the Museum of Science and Industry."

'Just as we finally get the industrial revolution down pat, we find ourselves in the middle of the electronic revolution.'

'I can hardly wait for someone to invent paper.'

"...One careful owner, not much mileage. In fact, I only invented it last week."

"According to your resume, you've done nothing of any real significance since inventing the wheel."