>>13243396It completely depends on what you want to invent. You don't just "invent things". You find a problem requiring a solution first. Then you determine what solution may work.
In the case of Henry Ford, for istance, he was born a farm boy near Dearborn, MI. Through the course of his life, he grew used to working on engines and mechanical components used on the farm.
But that knowledge wouldn't be anywhere near as influential had he not recognized the need of the average American for a reliable method of transportation that could be used by families (including women and children) without any specialized knowledge - horses are living beings, after all, and require care an understanding.
Ford's original Model T required $850 and was a simple machine, requiring some basic mechanical understanding to operate efficiently.
Within 10 years of production and profits, that machine had been reduced to a price of under $400 and required merely the ability to manipulate all 4 limbs with independence. It was a feat even children could accomplish.
To really nail the point across, Ford not only recognized the above need, and developed a cheap, easy-to-operate automotive machine capable of fulfilling that need - he FURTHER worked to devise a method of satisfying that need EVEN FASTER AND MORE CHEAPLY by pioneering the use of the assembly line.
While the Ford Motor Company stands today and makes moderately cheap vehicles and trucks with headlights brighter than my fucking future, Ford's concept and application of the assembly line DEFINES the world's modern industrial process, from manufacturing and fabrication; from fast food and retail to customer service.
The act of a single inventor changed the shape of the history of mankind because that single inventor recognized not one, or even a few glaring DESIRES from his fellow man, but a critical need in the fabric of HUMANITY ITSELF.
It requires a certain understanding and empathy that, simply put, women cannot accomplish.
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