Inventing - profile of Tony Waithe

Tony Waithe has done it again!!

This time it's a new way to use the Internet to develop an idea or invention. The Young Inventor who brought back the World Bronze medal from the largest International Inventions Exhibition, Salon Inventions 1999 in Geneva, is back to inspire students in schools with a new way of Inventing.

He is excited with the flow of IDEAS, which could easily help us to improve our life styles.

His INVENTIVE ability has caught the hearts and minds of everyone from the primary school student to secondary students. From such inventions as the Fire Escape Ladder, which has received praise and support from the Prime minister of Britain, to the "Sylinder" Bicycle Saddle, designed to bring more comfort in the pelvic area and a storage compartment to carry spare inner tubes and a first aid kit plus the added available storage space for students with mobile phones!

Tony and bike with Sylinder Bicycle Saddle

Tony seems to always head straight for the heart and minds of the people and luckily he is inspired to continue his Mission to make OUR environment a better place for everyone.

He is Big on the subject of the Environment and worried that we are caring less about ourselves and other people from a young age. That is because there is very little being organised to keep the youth active and alive with challenges that in-still self worth. However, Tony knows that when you realise how you can make a difference and approach life as an inventor, nothing can faze you because if there's a problem there is also a way of solving it, and perhaps getting rich while you're at it too!

That's why Tony has set up the Young Inventor's Website!

BIOGRAPHY

Tony has a rich cultural heritage. His parents moved to this country from
the Caribbean and he was born in Kendal, Cumbria before moving to London.

He was heavily involved in the Air Cadets as a young man before moving on to
study Engineering and Science at the North London College. His great
interest was in inventing and he has produced a number of designs that have
led to television appearances on BBC, ITV and C4 and achieved a Bronze award
at the world’s largest invention exposition in Geneva for a revolutionary
bicycle saddle.

He has always had an avid interest in working with students and introducing
them to the fields of invention and technology. Tony has a full appreciation of the difficulties young innovators have in developing their ideas through to finished products and services.

He has worked closely with a number of organisations over the years,
including the Education Business Partnership and local education
authorities; the Scouts and Cadets associations ; the Patent Office and the
Engineering and Physical Science Research Council. He has also more recently
established working relationships with such diverse bodies as the Design
Museum; the Science Museum; the RAF Museum and a number of environmental
organisations – particularly in regard of his work in promoting the use of
the bicycle in urban areas.

SCIENCE RACE 2001

Tony with some of the winners!	The judges: Kerry Leslie Deputy Head of Public Awareness of Science & International Planning & Communication, Peter Radley Chairman of Alcatel UK, Tony Waithe Chairman of the Young Inventors Club, Jill Durdin Head of Copyright Enquiries, Professor Brian Johnson of Oxford University & Julia Barfield Architect of the London Eye

Matthew Kelly on Tony's Fire Escape Ladder

The idea behind most of Tony's inventions is improving and promoting safety & security.
Living closely together with a lot of people on an estate or in a block of flats can make you realise how very real risk of fire is. As a college student Tony lived in a block of flats where there were many fires every year caused by an arsonist. He struggled with the idea of how to help people escape a fire in their 2nd or 3rd floor homes.
After a lot of hard work, the prototype for a compact, easy-to-assemble ladder came to him in a dream.

Have you ever felt totally sore and numb from sitting on a bike saddle for too long?

Tony was dissatisfied with the bad design of small bicycle saddles, so he set about inventing something much better. He came up with a cylindrical shaped saddle, using himself as a guinea pig to test its comfort and style.

So inventing isn't such a hard task.
All you need is a little bit of hard work and a lot of determination to achieve your goal.