Inventor's Challenge

  • 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