Innovative Inventions

  • Anton von Leeuenhoek invents the microscope

    Anton von Leeuenhoek invents the microscope
  • Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin.

    Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin.
  • Orville and Wilbur Wright fly the airplane.

    Orville and Wilbur Wright fly the airplane.
  • Elias Howe invents the sewing machine

    Elias Howe invents the sewing machine
  • Samuel Morris invents the telegraph.

    Samuel Morris invents the telegraph.
  • John Deere invented the first cast steel plow.

    John Deere invented the first cast steel plow.
  • Charles Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber.

    Charles Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber.
  • Elisha Graves Otis invents the elevator break.

    Elisha Graves Otis invents the elevator break.
  • Joseph Gayetty invents toilet paper.

    Joseph Gayetty invents toilet paper.
  • Ezra Warner invents the can opener.

    Ezra Warner invents the can opener.
  • Levis Strauss invents blue jeans.

    Levis Strauss invents blue jeans.
  • Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
  • Nicholas August Otton invents the first gas powered motor.

    Nicholas August Otton invents the first gas powered motor.
  • Thomas Edison invents the light bulb.

    Thomas Edison invents the light bulb.
  • William Seward Burroughts invents the adding machine

    William Seward Burroughts invents the adding machine
  • John Pemberton invents Coca-Cola.

    John Pemberton invents Coca-Cola.
  • George Eastman invented the first hand held camera and rolled film.

     George Eastman invented the first hand held camera and rolled film.
  • George Ferris invents the Ferris Wheel.

    George Ferris invents the Ferris Wheel.
  • Whitcomb L. Judson invents the zipper

    Whitcomb L. Judson invents the zipper
  • Nikola Tesla invents the radio.

    Nikola Tesla invents the radio.
  • Wilhelm von Roentgen discovers X-rays

    Wilhelm von Roentgen discovers X-rays
  • Edwin Binney and Harold Smith invent Crayola Crayons.

    Edwin Binney and Harold Smith invent Crayola Crayons.
  • Mary Anderson invents the windshield wiper.

    Mary Anderson invents the windshield wiper.
  • Frank Epperson invents the popsicle.

    Frank Epperson invents the popsicle.
  • Frank Henry Fleer invents bubble gum.

    Frank Henry Fleer invents bubble gum.
  • Earle Dickson invents the Band-Aid.

    Earle Dickson invents the Band-Aid.
  • John Logie Baird invents the television.

    John Logie Baird invents the television.
  • Richard Drew invents scotch tape.

    Richard Drew invents scotch tape.
  • Ruth Wakefield invents chocolate chip cookies

     Ruth Wakefield invents chocolate chip cookies
  • Jonas Salk invents a vaccine for polio.

    Jonas Salk invents a vaccine for polio.