In the cartoons, when somebody has a great idea, a lightbulb goes off overhead. Listening to local inventors describe how they got their latest ideas, that image seems not too far off the mark.
Pete Hankinson of North Tonawanda was walking with his briefcase when he decided there should be some light to guide his way.
Hankinson, a local teacher and musician, was walking in a dark parking lot with his briefcase and thought, “wouldn’t it be neat if you had a light in you briefcase that could illuminate your path?”
Hankinson has had some success with other inventions. He invented a watch for people who love music that, instead of numbers has 12 symbols on the music scale. “I sell them all over the world,” he said.
Photo by Niagara Gazette.
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