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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A lot of inventions were blown off as useless until they got proven to be useful. If anyone who reads this feels like your idea is bad, just remember that no idea is too big and anything is possible with enough time
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Comment The breakthrough of LED lights. In the 1950s we had diodes in certain electrical coponets. In the 1960s an inventor working for GE worked with diodes and crystals to come up with what we know today as LED lights.
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It’s crazy how much time is needed to make new innovations come to life.
The mold would be good for radiation protection but wouldn’t it still be pretty toxic and difficult to maintain among other things? Especially in large amounts?
I think using mold as an insulator is a very smart idea. I never really thought mold could be so useful.
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how would you transport mold in space?
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11/5/25 The invention process: when you make an invention it’s important to pay attention to how clever you are which will affect how much of an impact your invention makes on someone
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How does radiation effect the human body both long term and short term?
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