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TEKST1Przeczytajtekst.Pokażdymakapiciezdecyduj,czyzdaniapodane
poniżejwyrażająprawdę-‘true’,czyfałsz-‘false’.
Thereisasparkofinnovationinallofus.Itisoneofthosethingsaboutbeinghuman.Weall
havebrightideassometimeoranotherfindingsomethingneworhowtodothingsbetter.
Therearethosewhohaveenoughdeterminationtocarrytheirideathroughrighttotheend.
However,allinnovators,aswecallthem,experiencesuccessesandfailuresalongtheway.
1.Mostinnovatorsachievegreatsuccesses.
TaketheexampleofBrancoBobic-famousforinventingadeviceforputtingoutoilwellsafter
theGulfWar.Brancohaslosthishome,businessandlifesavingswhenhefailedtoattract
manufacturersattention.Hehaslearnedthehardwayjustasmanyothershave.
2.BrancoBobicbecameamillionaireaftersellinghis
inventiontooilproducers.
TrevorBoylis,forinstance,inventedtheclockworkradiowhichhedesignedforuseinAfrica
wherebatteriesareexpensiveorsimplyhardtoobtain.Noproducershadagreedtobuyhis
patentuntilhisappearanceonTV.
3.InvestorsonlyboughtTrevorBoylis’clockworkradio
whenheshoweditontelevision.
IrisWhytehasdesignedaplasticpottywhichisequippedwithamoisture-activateddevicethat
speakstoaninfantbeingtoilet-trained.Thisnoveltyissupposedtohelpteachthechild.Sofar,
Irishasnotbeensuccessfulinsellingherinnovativeidea.
4.IrisWhytehasdesignedaninnovativeproductfor
littlechildrenwhostillcannotusethetoilet.
Anotherseriousinventor,JoshuaSilver,hashadanideaforcheap,comfortablespectaclesfor
poorpeopleindevelopingcountries.Althoughhisinventionmightcontributetoaconsiderable
improvementinthequalityoflifeforbillionsofpeople,thereisnobodywillingtoputthe
deviceintoproduction.So,hestillmanufactureshisspectacleshimselfinhisgarage.
5.JoshuaSilver’sinventionhashelpedbillionsofpoor
peoplewitheyesightproblems.
Alltheseindividualshavehadtolearnwhatpersistenceandpatiencemean.Eveniftheyhave
notquitemadeit,theyareconvincedsuccessisnotfaraway.
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