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Inventor's Challenge

By Hannah Price

  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    In 1793 Eli Whitney invented Cotton Gin

  • Vulcanized Rubber

    Vulcanized Rubber
    In 1839 Charles Goodyear invented Vulcanized Rubber

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    In 1838 Samuel Morse invented the telegraph

  • Sewing Machine

    Sewing Machine
    In 1846 the first sewing machine was created by Elias Howe

  • Elevator Brake

    Elevator Brake
    In 1861 Elisha Graves Otis invented the Elevator Brake

  • Ironing Board

    Ironing Board
    In 1872 Elijah McCoy invented the Ironing Board

  • Blue Jeans

    Blue Jeans
    In 1873 Lewis Strauss invented blue jeans

  • Automatic Elevator Doors

    Automatic Elevator Doors
    In 1887 Alexander Miles invented Automatic Elevator Doors

  • Zipper

    Zipper
    In 1893 Whitcomb L. Judson invented the Zipper

  • Crayola Crayons

    Crayola Crayons
    In 1903 Edwin Binney and Harold Smith invented Crayola Crayons

  • American Hair Care Products

    American Hair Care Products
    In 1906 Madam C.J. Walker invented American Hair Care Products

  • Bubble Gum

    Bubble Gum
    In 1913 Frank Henry Fleer invented bubble gum

  • Television

    Television
    In 1926 John Logie Baird invented television

  • Scotch Tape

    Scotch Tape
    In 1930 Richard Drew invented Scotch Tape

  • Laserphaco Probe

    Laserphaco Probe
    In 1986 Dr. Patricia Bath invented a Laserphaco Probe