A poster series from local creative agency
Replace highlights the ingenuity of Minnesota scientists and inventors through history, City Pages
reports.
Many people probably don’t realize that local creative types developed the first pop-up toaster, the first retractable seat belt, and the first commercial computer to use RAM, the story reads.
That was the inspiration behind “MN Invents,” the brightly colored, informative poster series that can be viewed online
here.
Among the other inventions that originated with Minnesota thinkers, according to the story: handles on paper bags, a deep-sea submarine, and a remote-controlled helicopter.