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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Experiments and hypotheses are vital to test the idea you have to fully complete an invention.
I enjoy watching about how things are invented.
Science live is my favorite part of the week !
That’s crazy that the @ symbol is that old!
great inventions begin with great minds.
Hydrogen powered is awesome
It was interesting to hear how the “@” symbol for email started.
I love science
I loved today lessons it was great .
Dr.Billings was really inspiring on how inventions come to be–through trial and error.
I love science because of science live!
Figuring out a need reminds me of the Robots movie. “See a need, fill a need.”
Love this episode
So the more wires you have on a telaphone pole the more people can talk from far away?
so many emails are sent
I would like to invent a time machine!
R51 always makes me laugh
Inventing always seemed so hard to me but I realize now that anything can be a invention!
So cool
I love the circuit lessons. It makes me want to invent my own board.
I like the way we get to know more about the things we use everyday like how Emails were made.
Science is so fascinating!
This video has really good statements. Creativity and problem-solving can really help in daily life, not only in school or a classroom.
I have an inventive brain. I have so many ideas
thank you for helping us learn
Hydrogen technology is so cool! It really amazes me how smart some people are, especially when it comes to science which is something I’ve never been able to fully grasp.
that was really cool
Would this be considered the first text message?
Who will be the next greatest inventor?
Innovation and questioning things is how new great things come out
My mom and I built a cool solar powered robot before. It was fun to learn something new.
Love this kind of stuff keep it up!
I’ve always found Morse code really interesting. I’d like to learn more about it but it seems somewhat difficult. It’s likely something that’s really time consuming. Still it would be neat to try it.
I love the show!
I like how invention is for EVERYONE!
Dr. Roger Billings has had such an amazing impact, and it’s so inspiring to see his work.
Thank you for the video
wow this is very interesting
I love this show
I especially love this video I want to build a robot as a fun project soon so I loved learning about other inventions!
I love learning more about how you are able to invent things.
Science is amazing
i enjoyed todays episode very much! thank you!
I think that it is amazing that you can program robots so that they fall a certain way so it can protect itself from breaking the most important parts on it.
How much does it cost to make the first computer?
There is so much thought that goes into all the inventions that we have around us. Makes one think about all the people who worked so hard to create the things that we have in our homes.
i am happy i now know about the origin of the @ sign
I love learning about so much things! Its like my mind will explode!
From Georgia and love these!
So cool!!
this is my favorite episode.
Yeah, we all love Acellus and Dr. Roger Billings.
this was so cool !! i love learning morse code !!
Morse code is epic!!!
how can mold live on mars
Cool stuff!
I like how they talked abat mold.
I would like to make something better and invent something someday.
I would love to invent something one day.
I would like to invent something that make you eat sweets and keep you healthy. LOL
Thank you for this weeks video I really enjoyed it.
Thank you for this weeks video I enjoyed it I hope we can see more next week.
Thank you for the video
Awesome.
Great video!!
These vids are awesome I love learning!
Wow! Yay Science Live!
this has help me alot
10/10 favorite video
What is a Ham radio used for?
science is so cool!
Love watching science live, especially the bits with Tobias
science is awesome!
Very fun Dr. B!!
Science is strange but fascinating at the same time because there are so many discoveries and yet some mysteries.
It was very interesting to here about the first email.
that many emails?
Its really cool to learn new ways to problemn solve and create new things
love science
Learning about the history of robots is so cool
Learning new things is awesome!
The robot falling is cool
I love science
Thank you from Tennessee
thank you!
How much hydrogen does it take to make a hydrogen car move?
Does the military still use forms of Morse code in today’s day and age?
I love how they had talked about the creativity
It’s so cool to learn these things.
Homeschooling with Acellus has been great!
This very interesting to know and learn this stuff
Thank you!!
Science live has helped me understand how things are created from just an idea.
I love the science live it helps me enjoy my schooling.
love this!
Science learning is so cool
Science is so cool im going to invent something cool too
I always love episodes where you guys use real world examples!
Another great episode. Dr Rogers is incredible
I love science live
So cool!
Its always nice to go back and see more science lives
inventing is a good career
I love how much we learn from these videos and how you guys make learning fun for everyone thank you from the bottom of my heart!
i always loved science but this made me like it more
have you ever erupted a valcano as an experiment
I love this
Our family uses einkorn flour, it doesn’t bother those with gluten sensitivities as much.
Hi from GA
LIVE LAUGH LOVE DR. BILLINGS
Hi from SC at the beach!!
I want to try learning Morse code! super cool. These different inventions to communicate are neat
nice learning about all these things!
Science live is so cool.
Science has opened my eyes up to a lot of things!! We really do use science for so much more than I thought! 🙂
How do people actually come up with the idea to create an invention
what ispired you to persue science?
science live is the best
This is awesome!
I like coming up with different things too!
I loved robotics class
science live is so great!!
learning about the creation of the @ was my favorite part of this. Thanks again, science live!
I’m already a science geek but watching Science Live made me look at the smaller details of it
Loved the last episode and even more excited for this one!!
I liked learning about batteries
Very interesting how telegraphs work. Thanks for the information.
Thank you
My 5 year old is now brainstorming ideas of things she would like to invent!
I love science learning.
I LOVE WATCHING THE LIVES SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
Thats so cool
Science Live has helped me learn so much!
I did fall behind a little bit on watching but will make sure to watch from now on on time
how did they make the air plane with gaint nose
The inventing process is very interesting!
I’ve learned so much from Science Live!!!!
Hello from West Virginia!
This video is really cool because it talked about creativity and problem solving
Which is easier to learn how to do Ham radio, or CB radio? Loved this episode!
Wow! Those robots were funny and fascinating!
I like learning about the first email sent!!!!
Hi from Washington.
Science is so cool!
Having the intellectual capabilities to invent can propel people more now than ever in our economy.
Thank you for putting these videos together! I am going to learn how to invent and make a machine for our pet bunny. The machine will give her a treat when she presses the button!
This video was so interesting!
I like it when kids explain things.
How many inventions are made yearly?
I love science live
I love science live and all the interesting topics
How is science used to see if an inventors invention works?
That is funny about the @ that Tobias said!
So cool!!
These videos are amazing. Love power homeschooling
So cool on how the robot was able to land cool. So that how the @ simble was created.
The Area 51 part was funny.
I love watching these!!!!
Cool!
I’m very grateful for the scholarship and these Lives are so fun to watch!
Ralph K: I found the robot falling positions really funny and interesting. I also loved hearing about how email was invented.
This is a brilliant video.
Inventing is so interesting to me, like the thought of someone creating something very useful from something that just created in their mind is crazy to think about!
hellooo from texas
i love these
Can you make ai robot?
Learning about science is fun!
this was so exciting!
Wow so cool
Science Live has helped me enjoy science more!
HELLO FROM NC!!!!!!!!
I love when the robots are included.
Morse code is different and would be cool to learn.
I am in Pajet heaven!
We appreciate you Dr B and all you share with and teach us! We are grateful for Acellus
Today’s episode was interesting especially the part about email