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Defeating Pickpockets with Invention

If you have ever been concerned about theft from your bag, this invention story is for you.

Invention Stories

Roll Aboard!

As I finish packing for my vacation, I’ve been thinking a lot about the large and small ways in which travel has changed, including the increasing number of gadgets and other conveniences taken for granted today.

Fresh Paper inventor Kavita Shukla
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Try It: Fresh Paper

A young woman's concern for food waste lead to a remarkable invention.

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Amanda Minnie Douglas Papers, 1866-1916

Inventor Name Douglas, Amanda Minnie Repository New Jersey Historical Society52 Park PlaceNewark, NJ 07102973-596-8500 ext 248http://www.jerseyhistory.org/archivesmain.html

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