Short Documentary About The World's Most Prolific Inventor, Dr. Nakamats

Dr. Yoshiro Nakamatsu, or "Dr. Nakamats," as he is called, is the world's most prolific inventor. He is most known for his creation of the floppy disc, which lives on now in our computers as the "save" icon. He's also created around 3,500 useful and useless inventions...putting him above Thomas Edison by a large margin. 

Motherboard did a short documentary on him, and at first I questioned why — but now I get it. Whether or not all 3,000 of his inventions are useful doesn't matter. What matters is that highlighting him and his achievements serves as a reminder of the importance of creating new things. Without new things we can't move forward, and one day, the world might need a wig that can discreetly hide a knife! You never know what the future may hold. 

Hear about Dr. Nakamats and watch his birthday celebration in Tribeca below.