Inventioneering – Keystone Inventor
December 3, 2025 • EPISODE 289
Roger Billings, Keystone Inventor: The Final Architect of Innovation [Version 1]
How do some inventors create ideas that shape entire industries? Listen as Dr. Roger Billings reflects on his journey as a lifelong inventor and shows how the principles of inventioneering can be applied to make lasting impact. Discover what it takes to go beyond ideas and prototypes to become a “keystone inventor” whose work supports and shapes future innovation. Whether you’re curious about invention, engineering, or the mindset behind breakthrough thinking, this episode offers inspiring insights and practical wisdom from one of today’s leading innovators.
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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R-51 is Pajet Monet’s favorite student.
I will DEFINETLY willl be Looking at Your Paper Roger Billings!!! Thanks For putting together this Paper!! I will Probaly be looking at some of the other Papers too!!!! 😀
I found it really interesting learning about radio waves in today’s lesson. I look forward to seeing how the light gets turned off. I’d also like to know why taping the glass gets the light to switch off.
Learning about the keystone inventor was really interesting this evening.
What invention do you think has impacted the world the most?
its so cool to ook at the comments and see all these people from all over the place
Thanks, from Montana!!!
Hint- the lighter is empty with only a sparker, the sparker lights the radiowaves from the electricity, the electicity has its own electrical spark, spark=radiowaves.
Keystone inventer sounds cool and awesome!
Wow! I want to learn how to be the keystone inventor.
i was seeing if you can use any type of aluminum foil ?
Tech will soon be in the hands of my generation, and I really hope there will still be people that want to invent and create for science!
Love science live
Hello! It’s Logan from NC, enjoying this science live.
Hii i’m very excited for this science live.
Would it matter if you had foil on four sides of the glass as long as they are not touching?
I wonder what would happen if you increase the number of foil balls or the size of the foil balls?
The sparks were really cool because the spark sent a radio wave.
Is it possible to make a powerful spark that would be considered “the master spark”
Science is so inspring! Hello from Ny and a future inventor. What is your greatest piece of advice for young scientists?
Another valuable lesson on why inventors are so important!
I find it really cool how someone found out you can communicate through radio waves.
I agree! It is soooo cool!!
The Keystone Inventors are really the backbone of engineering
A keystone inventor is an intriguing concept.
The experiment with the lighter really *sparked* my interest! XD
He is definitely a Keystone Inventor. For God sake he invited the first hydrogen engine.
Inventions are awesome
Good morning from Bahrain
Hiii from Virginia ❤️
The inventions that led to this is very cool in my opinion, Cant wait to learn more!
Morse Code was Invented By a man Named Samuel E.B Morse, That is Why it is Called Morse Code! I Guess That R~51’s Code Is called 51 Code! 😀 Thats Just Funny!
I wonder how these ideas sparked .. I tried to make a pun here, but it’s also a genuine question.
Chernobyl has been a curiosity of mine for awhile! i love hearing about it, along with many other things discussed
I want to be an inventor too! I love science live!
I can’t wait to read your paper!
Hi from Tennessee! Wish I had the stuff to recreate that experiment , but i wonder what happens if you add more or less metal powder
Can you use any type of aluminum foil ?
interesting to learn cool how it works
I love the experiments omg
HI, it’s Mahek! This is a really cool thing to learn about. I didn’t know a lot about radio waves before, but now I have a better idea about how they work.
Hi from NJ! I love watching Science Live every week.
Saying hi from Catonsville Maryland! From Amina and Asiya! Another fun week of Science Live!
radio waves are very cool
It is so fun learning about radio waves.
This is awesome so much interesting information
I do not know where you get metal power from
About how long would it take to make it
You are so fun to watch.
r-51 is so cool I love watching him.
you always make my day
I liked the experiment!
That’s so awesome!!
“Keystone” haha the way she said it
Hello! This science live was so amazing!
That’s interesting! Also I didn’t think Dr. Billings would be in area 51 for a live👀
What do the big versions of coherer’s look like?
i really like this science live it is very intresting
Hello from VA!
Hi from Nevada! Love Acellus
Hi from texas! i’m Excited to see what episodes there are gonna be next.
That experiment was really cool!
this is a very cool subject
SOOO COOL!! Will we be able to ever see radio waves?
Christian from alabama
i loved this one
Hello, I’m Naiyla and from Virginia! This is very wonderful!
Amazing! It truly is surprising how much can be done with radio waves.
Comment I really like how it’s basically a tv remote do some stuff still use that radio waves
Science live is so cool! My favorite part was learning about the coherer.
I love learning about inventions! I hope to one day invent something!
Science Live is one of my favorite class and i look forward to it every week
I think that it’s fascinating how humans can create such amazing and useful creations
I really like learning about architecture, so hearing Mr. Billing use how the Romans made arches as a metaphor was cool!
That was a cool lesson, Science Live never disappoints.
The next thing you need is a switch to turn it on and off.
the physical examples given and shown are so brilliant. I’m always amazed by how humans used their advantages and created technology using what we had as scraps. love Roger
Hello, from Virginia! This is very cool and I find this very interesting!
Hello from New Hampshire!
Hello from Houston! I really like this lesson
Where can you get metal powder from?
I wonder if R 51 could travel to Mars.
I would like to invent R51 a custom Hydrogen Spacecraft so he can travel into space to study more about radiation. 🚀
He sure would go to planet Pajet!
Hello, it’s interesting to learn about how much we as people rely on technology such as electricity and radiowaves still today.
Was that trick magic or science
That’s awesome
I love how science shows how everything works
Dose the lighter have batteries
Hello Gabriel,
To answer your question, No. the lighter does not contain batteries. Instead it runs on fuel like lighter fluid. The flame is created by the lighter’s steel wheel when it is rotated. It grinds against flint. This scrapes off tiny hot particles which ignite the fuel.
I hope this answered your question!
why does it go off when you hit it ?
Hello from Butte MT!
this radio stuff is cool
That mechanism you created looks so cool, it feels like magic! Today is a great day for Science Live!
HIII MR ROGER!!!!
That video was so cool, can’t wait for next week to learn how you did that with the light!
Can you wave at us Pajet? Please?
Hi from Mississippi!
Love watching experiments
How easy is it to make this invention?
How do you do that light thing when the flame isn’t on?
That’s pretty cool
i would love to learn morse code!!
Hello, from New Jersey.
Hello from Georgia
watching from Texas! Always enjoy science live
I think Dr. Billings is trying to be a light switch.
How many people did it take to make the first radio and how long did it take
The radio wave thing kind of reminded me of Harry Potter. Cool!!! 🙂
How does a spark make radio waves?
Science is the best 😎
Where can you buy metal powder? Is it dangerous to make it yourself?
What will happen if the little gap between the two foil papers will be larger?
Really interesting experiment, how long would the light remain on if you don’t tap the lighter? Will it stay on until the batteries run out?
Wow! That’s amazing how you used the glass to travel a connection!
Sweet Home Alabama here!
So with the sparks connected by the wire when the spark happens it created a radio wave.
This is a super cool demonstration!
Woah! That was crazy that even when the fuel wasn’t in the lighter it still lit that one part!
can you click it than click it again, what would it do?
I think the Coherer is cool!
is there a limit to how far or how much a radiowave can travel?
The coherer is really really cool!!
This episode of science live topic of radio waves is really nice as I am really into science.
I learned a lot from this live!!
what do you do if you dont have clippers
great video!!!!!!
Didn’t know aluminum was a good conductor
I love seeing Dr.Billings in Area 51.
that’s so awesome
is that lighter required?
How do transformers help radio stations send out signals that can reach radios miles away?
Watch out for R-51 Mr. Billings
Loved the lesson on radio waves today! It was very interesting to see how they work and how they got discovered.
I though it was magic at first😂
That’s is really interesting, the lives never fail to teach me new things!
I never thought tin foil could be so interesting!
Hi it’s Brynn. That is really cool!
All of the radio stuff is really cool
Love watching experiments
how do you take out the fuel out of the lighter
what if we don’t have alligator clips
hi from ALASKA 👋🏻
How did you do that light thing in plain air?
Love the lesson!
I liked the experiment. i didn’t know that the lighter spark made radio wave
What happens if you use to much metal powder?
Hello from TN
Can you use a lighter with fuel?
How do you get metal powders
Does anything that conducts electricity work?
This video was so cool 🙂
mom wants to know if sparks create radio waves can we use technology to detect forest fires?
Wow thats so cool
How is powder diffrent then the aluminum balls?
Science is the real magic
dose the cup have to be glass can it be plastic
That’s crazy that you can do that.
Comment sorry to be late i had an emergency im. Here tho
This genuinely looks like magic. Science is so cool!
If it weren’t for the demonstration of the spark turning on the light with radio wave, I wouldn’t have believed it.
After learning about infrared light, my mom is going to try it for muscle therapy.
Does the wires matter
That is awesome! I can’t wait to try it at home!
Can mold catch on fire? It is caused by moisture, if it can resist radiation, can it resist heat as well?
This is amazing! Real science magic
Hello from texassss <3
Nice, watching from Florida!
so if the lighter had a flame what would happen
dr billings can you mentor me
This experiment was so cool, the fact how the balls can make the light turn on by just one spark, I want to see more experiments like this in future Science lives!
That was so cool is that magic or science?
That is a genius way of explaining radio waves,it’s soo cool!
I like how you can send messages with radio waves.
Great demonstration of the coherer using tin foils by Dr Billings
I had to try our T.V remote control , and if we put the phone camera directly pointing to the clear ball of the remote we can see a red light. Thank you Dr. Tobias.
Wow! That’s cool!
Woah! That was crazy that even when the fuel wasn’t in the lighter it still lit that one part! Crazy!
it’s not magic…it’s science!!!
Nice lesson
Didnt know something could just cut on by itself without a single touch
Wow! That is incredible, I never thought tin foil could be so interesting!
This is so cool. Love this radiowave experiment. I’m going to try this tomorrow.
Hi, I’m here!
THAT IS SOOOOOOOOO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!