How to Invent
November 19, 2025 • EPISODE 287
How do great inventions begin? In this episode of Science LIVE, Dr. Roger Billings breaks down the process of inventing—showing how curiosity, creativity, and simple problem-solving can grow into real innovations. Using Morse code as an example, he explains how messages are sent and demonstrates it with a telegraph key. A fun, practical look at how anyone can start turning ideas into inventions.
About DrB
Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as “DrB” to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology.
As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.
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Morse code is so cool!
i love science live!
Wow! I know it will be hard to invent new things, but I’m up for the challenge! Also, I love the twist miss Pajet! 🙃🇺🇸
In addition to that, God bless everyone!
Can the robots fall in to any positions
Robots are so cool I wanna learn more about inventing and programming them
I think that Morse code activity will be really fun and neat!
I love the video! How can you get one of those R51 communicators?
This is definitely one of my favorite science lives!
I think having a Morse code lesson under the extra activities would be super fun and cool!
I can’t believe how much AI has advanced these past years. Very impressive!
I love seeing new inventions!
I liked the part about morse code. Happy Thanksgiving.
Watching from TX, I love science live it’s so interesting!
Did people on boats ever use morse code by flashing lights?
I loved this! Ai is so cool!
I want to invent something!
Science live is always the best!
Science live is amazing
Inventions are so cool !!! I wonder how Edison came up with the idea for the lightbulb and then made it real
The idea of Morse code is super interesting to me and I’m glad we learned about it today. I also enjoyed the scientific process and really found the information valuable. Another thing I wanted to ask is, is there any other information Mr. Billings learned under his mentor that could inspire our generation?
Butterflies are amazing!!!
I liked learning a little about emails and how the @ sign was picked out. Email is really great.
Science rocks!
One of my favorite acellus teachers used to say that at the end of every video…I loved Mrs Hillman
It would be fun to learn Morse Code and operate a Ham radio.
This video was very entertaining
Teaching the robots how to fall with style is so cool!
Thank you Mr. Rogers for all that you do!!!
I love Acellus.
Great episode as always!
Poor 51, always so picked on (kidding, of course).
I never thought to break steps of inventing down like a ladder. Makes things seem more doable.
I love science live
This science live was fun! I enjoyed the part about morse codes.
I love watching science live.
Science live is so great and intriguing.
I love Science!
I think Morse Code is really interesting and fun.
Morse code is so cool. It really helped when the Navajo used it for the US.
I learned about inventions used to communicate, using wire to sending signals through it. My favorite part was the robots how they made them work.
Science live is cool
I always love to wake up and watch science live!!!
Roger Billings what kind of scientific invention would you like to see be made in 100 years?
science live is so interesting
I really like learning new things about science and history
Inventing emailing was so smart!
It was interesting to learn that the @ symbol was around far before email.
how were they able to solve the problem of signal overlap in the wire.?
Morse code was the best part of the science live, I love learning new things.
Had fun watching science live!!
Morse Code is cool.
I love that r 51 decorated his invention with his face on it!😂
Hello. Every invention stems from a need. to fulfill it , one begins with a hypothesis, followed by expérimentations. While watching this video, I note the progress made in such a short time in the field of communication, especially in terms of speed and volume of transmitted data. Question: how were they able to solve the problem of signal overlap in the wire.?
best part of my week
How did the inventions that people created help us build the society we live in today?
What other scientific advancements are being made using AI?
inventions are so cool
The robots are so cute!
The video taught me that inventing takes creativity, trial and error, and not being afraid of mistakes. It made the process feel simple and doable.
i enjoyed the part about morse code!
I find morse code the most interesting language because it uses sound, but the sound doesn’t come from humans.
I would really love to learn morse code, it seems so interesting.
R-51 and Lady Paget are my favorite!
Science Live is the best thing ever!!!!!
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Science Live never fails to put a smile on my face!
Very neat to learn about Morse Code
Thanks for the live! Area 51 is always a silly way to end all that learning. 🙂
I wish we could code the Acellus Bot to “fall with style” like that!
acellus is cool!
In the future I hope I can invent something
Science live is always fun to learn with.
Amazing video for my child.
I would love to learn Morse code one day.
The robots are funny. The first email is an interesting concept of invention.
Happy Thanksgiving week yall from Texas!!!!
I liked watching the robots getting pushed over and seeing them fall down all the different ways. That was kind of funny.
It’s interesting how instead of trying to prevent them from falling, they are teaching them how to fall in a certain way.
I liked the part in science live with Shakespeare.
I have been trying to think of things to invent. I think it would be fun.
Morse code is very interesting using the short and long sounds.
I enjoyed learning about Morse code.
Morse code is something I’ve always loved and I’ve been trying to learn it.
I really enjoyed the video, and appreciate the scholarship. I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.
I woud like to say that I really appreciate being able to watch these educational videos.
Loved this live!!!
I have learned about making a hypothesis before, but this video makes me want to try to make and test hypotheses to make new inventions. I think inventing something would be fun.
Love this!
I didn’t know how Morse Code worked before, thanks for teaching me
Morse code is super fun
The morse code activity is a really good idea.
Enjoyable to watch as always.
Science is fun! I liked it a lot too!
MR Billings is very smart.
I liked science live today thanks
What dose a double microscope look like
On vacation watching science live from Arkansas!
Science Live has always caught my attention, its so cool!
Hi Acellus! Love the idea of learning how to invent.
i love science like they are so fun to watch!
This is very helpful and informative!! Thanks Science Live.
Learning about the “at” sign was really intriguing! I never knew about that!
Thank you!!!
Morse Code is SO cool!!!
I loved this episode of Science Live; it was very intriguing. Tyler’s explanation on vectored instruction was very informative. I also enjoyed seeing the segment about the robot falling into graceful poses, it was funny and adorable. I learned it even helps with the impact of the fall. For instance, when the robot can’t let its battery pack get smashed. Additionally, I loved learning about Ray Tomlinson and Arpanet. I thought it was incredible how he was able to successfully send a message from one computer to the other. Also, the facts about the history of the “@” symbol was very interesting to me. In fact, I had no idea it existed long before email. I also enjoyed learning about inventing and more morse code from Dr. Billings. He is extremely inspiring, and so is Dr. Pajet. It was very funny how much R-51 wanted to be her favorite student!
I love the morse code part I really want to learn morse code!
I love science live is so amazing.
I want to invent something cool one day
I think that is a good idea to have a morse code Acellus class. I would be interested in learning it.
I enjoyed learning about e-mails.
Acellus is the best!
Thomas Edison was a great inventor, I am deeply motivated by him.
Science Live is so interesting!
Are you going to do the ham radio and helicopter classes?
The morse code part was really interesting.
I would be very willing to use a morse code related activity, it sounds like it could be quite fun.
Thank you!
I love acellus
I love acellus
Morse code sounds fun!
Is there a good program you would suggest to learn and practice Morse code? *
Learning about the computer that sent the first email was awesome!
I loved this episode!
I really liked the part about Morse. Science live is so enjoyable!
i love science live so much cool stuff and so interesting
The Morse code for S.O.S is …- – -…
This was a really good episode!
I enjoy watching Science Live and always look forward to watching them 🙂
I couldn’t imagine a world with out emails or the internet!
Morse code as a class or some sort of activity would be awesome to see!
I absolute enjoy Science Live!!!!
This was a great episode, I loved hearing everything that was said about morse code, it was so interesting!
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, and thanks for attending this Science Live episode!!
how many emails were you allowed to send back in the day? Was there a limit?
Morse code so cool. It’s like a secret language that you and your friends could learn.
Loved this Science Live!
Dr. Roger Billings is teaching the inventors of this generation great advice
How can I learn morse code?
i ❤️ acellus
robots are COOL!
I love Acellus vectored instruction! I feel like it’s a big help compared to regular papers waiting for them to be graded!
I love science live it’s fun
I love learning new things from these.
I love science lives 💕💕💕
Teaching robots how to fall is funny and amazing at the same time. Although it will be interesting to see bigger bots fall and if they can do it just as graceful.
Love science, awesome video ♡Thank you so much
I love this school! One of the things that got me was that there are 347 billion emails going out on an everyday basics! I am also very grateful to everyone on the video that was able to share all that wonderful information!!!! Thank you all!
Cool video! It was interesting to learn about the origins of email; specifically the @ sign. Also Morse code is always interesting to hear about.
I like learning about morse code!!!!!!!!
R51 is silly. I liked the Morse code
We need a Morse code activity for middle school Acellus! I ❤️ Acellus Academy!
Robots are so cool.
Thank you for explaining how signing in for the scholarship works and tracks. It was a little confusing before.
Science live is so fascinating!
This was awesome!
Who knew the @ symbol had such a history behind it.
Funny enough, I’ve been trying to learn Morse Code!
I really like science live.
It would be really cool to have Morse Code as an activity option.
I love science live so cooooool!!!!
science lives are very interesting to watch every wednesday
I LOVE SCIENCE LIVE!
Inventing is such a cool thing because you can make anything you want!
Morse Code is very cool!
I’m interested to see if they’ll be able to make robots that can protect us!
I love R51. He is super awesome.
I did not know that was how gmail was invented. Cool!
i love science live
I look forward to science live every week!
Morse Code in so cool! I love science live!!
when you were a radio broadcaster what was your favorite music to play on the radio?
Morse code is long and short buzzes.
Thank you for taking the time to teach us about the history of some communication methods. This was a cool Live!
Science is my favorite subject!
I hope yall add a Morse code course
Great video I loved the robots. I am a big fan of robots and I think how they are made are even more exciting. but now that I know that they are being taught to do certain things are sooo neat. It is like the robot is going to school. Thank you.
This was a fun and interesting Live! Thanks!
I like finding ways to communicate and play games with my sisters. Morse code is super cool and this Live was cool!
Science is awesome.