Inventor's Challenge

By Dixie Lucas
  • Jan 23, 1455

    Move able Type

    Johannes Gutenberg, German

  • Electricity

    Benjamin Franklin, American

  • Steam Engine (improved)

    James Watt, Scottish

  • Cotton Gin

    Eli Whitney, American

  • Small Pox Vaccine

    Dr. Edward Jenner, English

  • Steam Boat

    Robert Fulton, American

  • Camera

    Joseph-Nicephore Niepce, French

  • Telegraph

    Samuel F. B Morse, American

  • Sewing Machine

    Isaac Merritt Singer, American

  • Safety Hoist

    Elish G. Otis, American

  • Can Opener

    Ezra J. Warner, American

  • Internal Combustion Engine

    Etienne Lenoir, Belgian

  • QWERTY Keyboard

    Christopher Latham Sholes, American

  • Denim Pants

    Levi Strauss, German

  • Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish

  • Electric Light Bulb

    Thomas Alva Edison, American

  • Fountain Pen

    L. E. Waterman, American

  • Zipper

    Whitcomb Judson, American

  • Air Conditioning

    W.H Carrier, American

  • Crayola Crayon

    Edward Binney and Harold Smith, American

  • Aircraft

    Wilbur and Oliver Wright

  • Lubricating Cup

    Elijah McCoy, Canadian

  • Penicillin

    Alexander Fleming, Scottish

  • Scotch Tape

    Richard Drew, American

  • Blood Bank

    Dr. Charles Drew, American

  • Silly Putty

    James Wright, Scottish

  • Slinky

    Richard James, American

  • Microwave

    Percy L. Spencer, American

  • Liquid Paper

    Bette Nesmith Graham, American

  • Etch and Sketch

    Arthur Granjean, French

  • Snugli

    Ann Moore, American

  • Post-It Notes

    Spencer Silver, American