Inventioneering

November 26, 2025  •  EPISODE 288

What does it really take to bring ideas to life? In this episode, Dr. Roger Billings takes us deeper into the world of inventioneering—the dynamic mix of creativity, engineering, and problem-solving that turns imagination into real-world inventions. He shows how inventioneering isn’t limited to tech or science—it can be applied to any creative or practical project. If you’ve ever had a spark of inspiration, this episode will help you learn how to shape it into something meaningful and impactful.

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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  1. Natalie

    i loved the science live and hope to see more of it

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  2. Kennady

    Always look forward to a new episode.

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  3. Kaitlyn

    My mom ask how does people know what SOS is how do the people know to find you with a SOS?

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  4. Jane

    Science is so interesting

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  5. Kyla

    Dr Roger Billings helps me so much!

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  6. Belle

    Great video! Thank you so much!🙂🙂🙂

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  7. Lexington

    I loved this science live i think this is my favorite one yet!

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  8. Kenneth

    If these supersonic jets ever are able to become legal and safe to use and ride for the public, imagine if it were used for public transportation like airports? People can now travel the world in an instance flawlessly!

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  9. Mackenzie

    Plus the geometry joke was really funny.

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  10. Hope

    I really enjoyed this episode!

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  11. Mackenzie

    Happy late Thanksgiving, hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving

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  12. William

    I love watching these videos

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  13. Yareliz

    What is the definition of Inventioneering?

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  14. Sophia

    I love SCIENCE LIVE!!! : )

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  15. Cooper

    Love science live

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  16. Julien

    If a jet goes super fast, it can actually push the sound waves in front of it. This causes them to literally create a sonic boom.

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  17. Braiden

    The video was interesting, I learn a lot from the teacher.

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  18. Jameson

    How could the silent supersonic airplanes change how fast travel would regarding the time?

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  19. Thorin

    Amazing science live this week!

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  20. Abbie

    it would be so cool to have a hydrogen powered home

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  21. Jaedyn

    I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving weekend!

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  22. Aida

    I loved the story of dirty socks!

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  23. Hailey

    Science is so cool!

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  24. Janet

    Dr Roger Billings is cool

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  25. Olivia

    I think it’s so cool that students are able to use their imaginations to write and create their own stories right here in Acellus!

    I also loved the segment on gratitude. Realizing you have so much to be grateful for can really turn your perspective around, and I think people can always use more gratitude in their lives!

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  26. Cd

    This is amazing, I love Science

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  27. Je`kobe

    What should I do if my idea doesn’t work the first time — do I start over or fix it?

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  28. Daryl

    I love science live! Happy thanksgiving

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  29. Matthea

    Thank you for providing more clarity for the Acellus LIVE rules!

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  30. Aiden

    Invention+Engineering= Inventioneer How clever!

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  31. Bella

    All of r 51s parts are so funny

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  32. Liam

    Jets are really cool.

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  33. Sophia

    that was funny when R51 said he was a super intelligent being! he smart, but in another way!

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  34. Brandon

    Sonic booms are amazing !

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  35. Scarlett

    Great Science Live! Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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  36. Joanna

    Inventioneering is funny

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  37. Aurelius

    I love science live! Appreciate you guys!

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  38. Sulaiman

    it was so fun learning about jets

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  39. Hudson

    I love watching these videos every week.

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  40. Mason

    I love what you said about being grateful and having a good attitude about life

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  41. Matthea

    wow that jet was awesome. its crazy to think its illegal for aircraft to make a sonic boom.

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  42. Sean

    is the future hydrogen or nuclear?

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  43. Brawley

    I love Mr. Roger Billings

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  44. Cameron

    Dr. John’s segment was fun to watch. The X-59 jet has a long nose that can bend up so the pilots can see, and some jets can travel faster than the speed of sound

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  45. Adriana

    the plane was so cool I didn’t know that Benjamin Franklin had anything to do with negative charge or positive charge

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  46. Makai

    the story you told about your plane made me sick to my stomach too…just the thought of it.

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  47. Aubrie

    It’s very interesting to learn the steps of an invention such as the layden jar. The concept that it took more than one invention to create a sort of ultimate invention is really intriguing.

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  48. Caleb

    The X-59 sounds really neat!

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  49. Kilee

    Always love watching these.

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  50. Ashton

    I really enjoyed this video

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  51. James

    is the solar system made out of electricity

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  52. Samuel

    Dr Roger Billings is amazing

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  53. Joel

    Hello from North Carolina!!

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  54. Ian

    Hello from TX! Dr Roger Billings was great this episode.

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  55. Aiden

    learning about alternative energy would be cool

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  56. Ryder

    i did not know thats how battery got its name

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  57. Jaidyn

    The history of batteries is so intresting, thank you for sharing!

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  58. Leonardo

    I love supersonic planes

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  59. Riley

    Tobias is funny

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  60. Makenzie

    That airplain is like nothing ive ever seen! Looks very aerodynamic, haha!

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  61. Brooklyn

    I love this! amazing live!

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  62. Isaac

    Hi from louisiana

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  63. Lilly

    Who came up with acellus

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  64. Ashton

    I really enjoyed the video thank you so much for the help!

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  65. Brynlee

    Mrs Pajet looked so pretty! Her hair looked so nice. Happy thanksgiving hope is was good!

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  66. Alannah

    What type of metal was it made from.

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  67. Leo

    What is your favorite thanksgiving food?

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  68. Hunter

    why would the front of the jet be tilted

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  69. Sylis

    I love to watch these videos. They are awesome!

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  70. Aminah

    Science is my best subject

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  71. Adriana

    How can hydrogen bonds be used in our day to day life including with water?

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  72. Samantha

    Will we ever talk about space? It’s my favorite subject in science!

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  73. Bjorn

    its easier to see with a camera on an airplane

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  74. Ava

    R-51 is so cool

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  75. Lucas

    I liked hearing about how Dr. Billings visited a Navy Base. I really liked when he said that invention involves both science and art. I hadn’t thought of it like that.

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  76. Wali

    I loved R51’s conversation today! He makes me laugh so hard

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  77. Samantha

    I hope you guys had a great and safe Thanksgiving!

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  78. Trevor

    I live in Nevada. I like that Dr. Billings pronounced Nevada correctly when he was flying over my state going to California.

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  79. Quinn

    I love Acellus the science shows give me more time to learn.

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  80. Archer

    I love acellus

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  81. Olivia

    Happy thanksgiving great live today

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  82. Luna

    I loved this episode of science live!

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  83. Isabella

    batteries have come a long way.

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  84. Jody

    Thank you for all you do. Im almost done with another class.

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  85. Cooper

    those jets look awsome, i wish i could see one in person.

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  86. Jedidiah

    Happy Thanksgiving

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  87. Annaleigh

    who came up with the word “invention”

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  88. Lilyanna

    I did not know that about batteries.

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  89. Nael

    Happy thanksgiving!

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  90. Conor

    This is the best one yet!

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  91. Phoebe

    These Science lives might become the highlight of my week! The wide range of subjects you guys go over in these lives have taught me so much that I would have never learned.

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  92. Triton

    Y’all should make a class on strange languages like morse code!

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  93. Nael

    Happy thanksgiving to Mr Roger and the entire acellus staff!

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  94. Carson

    One of my favorite science lives yet!

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  95. Alexandria

    Although science isn’t my favorite I do find these videos interesting and learn something new everytime.

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  96. Kynlee

    Thank you for the comments about the attendance of science lives! Also great science live!

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  97. Stone

    That joke was actually pretty funny

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  98. Rori

    I love Science Live!!

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  99. William

    Hi from Tennessee

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  100. Kynslie

    Thank you for another great science live!

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  101. Montgomery

    The jet looked so cool! I wonder how fast it is possible to go?

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  102. Layla

    I love inventing things

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  103. Chad

    It would be so cool to get a Science credit for watching Science Live.

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  104. Bowen

    Tobias is the goat

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  105. Callie

    I have done the book writing activity before but I really want to try and use it more. It is a lot of fun. I want to be an author one day.

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  106. Lily

    Having my home be hydrogen powered would be cool

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  107. Alexandra

    Learning about the jet was interesting!

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  108. Isaiah

    I liked learning about the radio in your pocket because my mom works for a radio station and I would like to also carry a radio in my pocket!

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  109. Arya

    Is there any specific books that would help with learning Morse code?

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  110. Jaden

    I love how you can learn so much through Acellus.

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  111. Seth

    I always learn something from these videos.

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  112. Brayden

    I like inventing stuff its kind of like legos which I love

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  113. Zoë

    Science Live always keeps me wondering, thinking, and dreaming.

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  114. Orion

    how can everyone’s homes become hydrogen powered?

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  115. Brayden

    Science is cool!

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  116. Carter

    Wow! Who knew inventioneering could be so cool!

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  117. Wyatt

    Watching from Montana.

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  118. Kaylee

    Love this lesson

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  119. Jaden

    ACELLUS IS AMAZING!!!!!!!

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  120. Aubrey

    We love Science in my home !!!! Lets cook alot of food!!

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  121. Brianna

    Interesting lesson about batteries, I enjoy watching the Science Live videos.

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  122. Shreyak

    I love how the pictures are shown on the screen, making the visual aspect amazing.

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  123. Iley

    Thank you for always spreading this wonderful knowledge!

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  124. Garrett

    The x-59 looks really cool!

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  125. Cloie

    Thanksgiving and Science !!!! my favorite

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  126. Clayton

    can a rocket go faster then the speed of sound.

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  127. Yessamine

    Happy late thanksgiving, I really enjoyed R-51 segment!

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  128. Kenza

    Science live is always so interesting! I love it! Funny too!

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  129. Zaynab

    That was really interesting! Thank you Roger Billings.

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  130. Walter

    hello from alabama guysssssss lets goooooo

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  131. Kashen

    I wonder if these air planes are soon going to be involved in space travel or time travel.🤨🤔🤯

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  132. Blake

    Thank you Dr. Billings for talking about being thankful.

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  133. Joseph

    I know Morse code

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  134. Bennett

    dr roger billings is the best

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  135. David

    Watching from GA love Science 🔭🧪

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  136. Colt

    It would be cool to be a pilot and be able to fly by the map

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  137. Dracen

    What would happen if the battery didn’t work in the initial circuit?

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  138. Ashton

    Happy Thanksgiving, I’m so thankful for Science Live.

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  139. Magnolia

    hi from alabama

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  140. Kinley

    Would making homes “hydrogen powered” be safer for the environment?

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  141. Claire

    Kids having the ability to express their creativity through books is so amazing to me!

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  142. Alanena

    Who came up with the word “inventioneering?’

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  143. Naiomi

    Dr Roger Billings is so cool!

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  144. Liam

    It’s cool how long Science has came, Awesome video!

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  145. Ava

    Today I learned that the first personal computer was made in 1977. I find all electronics to be facinating but the fact that many of them were first invented so long ago is even more interesting!

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  146. Maika`i

    What school did Dr Billings go to in elementary?

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  147. Aubree

    I enjoyed learning about the plane and it’s long nose. I thought it was very interesting.

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  148. Theodore

    what is needed to make the sensor for the jets to tell how fast they go?

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  149. Ava

    how did Benjamin Franklin experiment with the leyden jar?

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  150. Dorothy

    If you don’t believe that the Big Bang theory is accurate, what theory do you think prevails when it comes to the origin of the universe?

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  151. Albert

    I hope I can invent something someday. What do you think are the most important subjects to study if you want to be a great inventor?

    (Help from mom.)

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  152. Liam

    i always thought as a kid that batteries just had stored energy instead of a chemical reaction making it

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  153. Blossom

    i loved learning about batteries and when the years got newer the batteries got beter

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  154. Desirae

    science is cool

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  155. Blake

    Watching from Ohio.

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  156. Daniel

    I wonder how someone turned simple static electricity into batteries that could make radios that did not have to be plugged in.

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  157. Max

    I thought the long nosed jet was funny!

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  158. Maliah

    I never knew hydrogen could be a powerful source of energy. Thank you for this weeks video!

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  159. Aniya

    Inventing things take time and patience how can I make something out of random things in my house?😯

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  160. Jose

    Amazing how the leyden jar expierment paved the path for many modern tools used by millions everyday, This demonstrates the power of curiosity and how if used correctly you can be the difference.

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  161. Zakiyah

    This Science Live was made on my birthday! Great episode

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  162. Logan

    I want to be an engineer!

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  163. Kasen

    Happy Thanksgiving! Another amazing Science Live!

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  164. Corrin

    I Love that we learned some Morse code this week ❤️

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  165. Harvey

    Hydrogen power is so cool.

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  166. Riley

    My dad was in the Air Force and was part of a group that looked at training for fighter jets

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  167. Caleb

    Dr Roger billing is amazing

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  168. Milayna

    Batteries have come so far over the generations!

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  169. Emma

    Thank you so much for this week’s Science Live!

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  170. Emmalyn

    You went to school with Benjamin Franklin!? That’s so cool!

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  171. Houston

    What happens when the plane crashes?

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  172. Carly

    I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving!

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  173. Nathanael

    Great Science Live. The X-59 Jet is really cool.

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  174. Grant

    That was really cool how the battery company made a battery specifically for the transistor radio.

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  175. Jayden

    I think the hydrogen powered things are pretty cool, and happy late thanksgiving!

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