Invention vs. Innovation

When it comes to invention vs. innovation, the first thought that comes to mind is that invention is more valuable than the latter. As a society, we could not have the things that we take for granted or want without first having someone come up with the idea and create it. That is just how it works. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb and Karl Benz came up with the first modern automobile. Their inventions helped advance civilization greatly (though they are not the only inventors to do this. There are many others that I cannot name on the top of my head) and it is because of these creators that we are able to utilize these inventions.

            Now taking a second look at invention vs. innovation, my line of thinking is different now that I have had time to really think about it. I do not think that invention is any less important than innovation; it is just that innovation does more on a long run than invention does. I believe that invention is just the starting block for innovation to take over. People are always going to come up with new ideas but it is going to be innovation that is going to take those ideas and make new ways to go about that idea. Look at computers from when they were first invented to what they are now, that is all innovation’s doing.

            To what particular area(s) of invention and innovation would I like to make a contribution in my life? That is a hard question. I do not know really how I would go about contributing. (It would be funny though if I have already been doing this without knowing that I am.) I know that there are penny stocks that you can buy on the internet and you can help invest in someone and their product. I do not know if this actually answers the question. I remember in my freshman history class when the teacher was talking about the stock market crash, she kind of got off topic and talked about how an acquaintance of hers asked if she would invest some money in his invention (or something). She did not, but a couple of years later it turned out that his invention became pretty popular. That was where I got the whole penny stocks idea.