Essential inventions in today's world like the flight data recorder (black box), WiFi, the Hills-Hoist clothesline, the Cochlear implant and the heart pacemaker were invented by Australians. Sadly, many were sold overseas, but the inventions came from here. In this lesson we look at a dozen of these inventions, and their inventors. We explore how they have changed the world.

DELIVERY MODE

• Hybrid (Face-to-Face & Online simultaneously)

COURSE OUTLINE

• We list and describe the inventions
• A profile of their inventors
• An analysis and evaluation of their contributions

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Identify the main Australian inventions
2. Understand the factors that led to their invention