Invention Factory Blueprint:
Timeline

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Mark Aretskin's Life:

• Early Childhood (1960s):Learns to walk, fascinated by a rotating wheel.

• Father explains rocket science with paper cones, predicting Mark's future in space technology.

• Introduced to Erector Set and basic tools.

• Exposed to airplanes at the Russian Air Force Academy, sparking his dream of becoming an aeronautical engineer.

• University and Early Career (1970s-1980s):Graduates from Moscow State Technical University (MADI) with a focus on road-building machines.

• Works on developing regional steam stations and incinerators.

• Enters PhD program at an industrial research institute.

• Works as lead test engineer at a tower-building crane design bureau.

• Helps create the country's first independent laboratory for ISO9000 certification of tower cranes.

• Immigration and Career in the US (1991-Present):Immigrates to the US.

• Works on various projects involving wafer handling robots, cargo loading systems for aircraft, space shuttle and International Space Station hardware, software development, and microwave antennas.

• Founds PerfectInvention.com.

• Develops the "Invention Factory Blue Print" methodology.

Development of the "Invention Factory Blue Print":

• Engineering Education:Learns methodology as an engineering student under Professor A.N. Novikov.

• Professional Application:Uses the methodology for over 30 years in various engineering projects.

• Formalization and Publication:Adapts the methodology for broader application.

• Publishes "Invention Factory Blue Print" eBook in 2013.

Cast of Characters

Mark Aretskin: The author and protagonist. An engineer and inventor with a lifelong passion for technology and problem-solving. He is the founder of PerfectInvention.com, a company dedicated to helping other inventors realize their ideas.

Mikhail Aretskin: Mark's father. An inspirational figure who instilled in Mark a love for technology and a belief in his potential. He worked in an unspecified field but was knowledgeable about rocket science.

Professor A.N. Novikov: Mark's engineering professor at MADI. He developed the core methodology presented in the "Invention Factory Blue Print," originally focused on road construction machinery.

Leonid Makovsky: Mark's first engineering department manager. A witty and experienced engineer who taught Mark valuable lessons about problem-solving and prioritization.

Genrich Altshuller: The creator of TRIZ, a problem-solving methodology that plays a key role in the "Invention Factory Blue Print." A prolific inventor and science fiction writer.

Edward de Bono: Originator of the term "lateral thinking" and author of influential books on creativity. A proponent of teaching thinking as a school subject.

Gene Quinn: A patent attorney and owner of the website ipwatchdog.com. Provides advice on patent law and filing strategies in the "America Invents Act" era.

Other Individuals:

• Grandfather: Predicted Mark's mechanical aptitude when he was a toddler.

• Grandmother: Cared for Mark when he was sick as a child.

• "Aunt" Olya: Possibly a family friend or relative, pictured with Mark in a Moscow garden.

Organizations:

• Moscow State Technical University (MADI): Mark's alma mater, where he studied engineering.

• Russian Air Force Academy: Site of the National Aerospace Museum, which inspired Mark's interest in aeronautics.

• PerfectInvention.com: Mark's company, which assists inventors with various stages of product development, from ideation to prototyping and manufacturing.

• IDEATION INTERNATIONAL: Provider of TRIZ training and software.

• Invention Machine: Another provider of TRIZ software.

• ASIT (Advanced Systematic Inventive Thinking): A problem-solving methodology developed by Dr. Roni Horowitz, based on TRIZ principles.

Note: Some details about the characters, such as their specific professions or exact relationship to Mark, are not provided in the source.

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