“I wish I would have invented the ShamWow because I could have the money from it.”

— Dustin Sullivan, unemployed, Lawrence

“E-mail … I’m so good at it.”

— Laura Bittenbender, library page, Lawrence

“The Post-it note. I use them every day.”

— Kathy Neet, hospital volunteer, Lawrence

“The digital camera. It’s revolutionized so many people’s lives.”

— Noah Benham, ninth-grader, Lawrence