Benjamin Banneker Alexander Graham Bell Clarence Birdseye
George Washington Carver Thomas Edison Robert Fulton
Cyrus McCormick Carl Sagan Eli Whitney
Neil Armstrong John Audubon  

Commercial Chewing Gum:
John Bacon Curtis 1848

Safety Pin: Walter Hunt 1849 Mason Jar: John Landis Mason 1858
Paper Dress Patterns: Ellen Butterick 1863 Brown Paper Bags: Margaret Knight 1870 Jeans: Oscar Levi Strauss 1873
Telephone: Alexander Graham Bell 1875 Incandescent Lamp: Thomas Edison 1879 Adding Machine: William Burroughs 1885
Zipper: Whitcomb Judson 1893 Corn Flakes: John H. Kellogg 1894 Crayola Crayons: E. Binney & H. Smith 1903
Synthetic Polymer (Plastic): Leo Baekeland 1907 Crossword Puzzle: Arthur Wynne 1913 Masking Tape: Richard Drew 1925
Scotch Tape: Richard Drew 1930 Chocolate Chip Cookie: Ruth Wakefield 1933 Xerography (Electrophotography): Chester Carlson 1937
Silly Putty: James Wright 1943 Disposable Diaper: Marion Donovan 1950 Calculator: George Stibitz 1954
Barbie Doll: Ruth Handler 1959 Digital Compact Disc: James Russell 1965 Apple Personal Computer: Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak 1977

Famous Inventors

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Once you have found the information you need on the above inventors, choose 5 inventions from the list below to complete your assignment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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