FAMOUS INVENTORS

Benjamin Franklin

Samuel Morse

Wilbur and Orville Wright

Be an Inventor! Visit these sites first to learn more about inventions and inventors.

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL IS BEST KNOWN FOR INVENTING THE TELEPHONE. HIS FASCINATION WITH SOUND AND VIBRATIONS LED TO HIS IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS.

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER WAS A SCIENTIST WHO WORKED WITH NATURAL PRODUCTS TO CREATE USEFUL SYNTHETIC PRODUCTS THAT WE USE EVERY DAY.

THOMAS EDISON

SURPRISINGLY, THOMAS EDISON WAS NEAR DEAF, YET ONE OF HIS MORE NOTABLE INVENTIONS WAS THE PHONOGRAPH.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

WELL KNOWN AS AN 18TH CENTURY POLITICAL FIGURE, FRANKLIN WAS ALSO THE INVENTOR OF THE FRANKLIN STOVE AND A SCIENTIST WHO WAS FASCINATED WITH ELECTRICITY.

SAMUEL MORSE

BEST KNOWN FOR LAUNCHING US INTO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORSE CODE. LEARN WHY THIS INVENTION WAS NECESSARY.

WILBUR AND ORVILLE WRIGHT

THE WRIGHT BROTHERS ARE CREDITED WITH PRODUCING THE WORLD'S FIRST FLYING MACHINE.

Other Sites to Explore: U.S. Patent Process Learn about patents, and the steps involved in patenting your own invention! Invention Dimension Learn what's new in the world of inventions, see who the inventor of the week is, and browse through an inventor's handbook. Inventure Place (National Inventors Hall of Fame) A Museum dedicated to the creative process. Build It Yourself Resources for inventors, including instructions for wacky and wild inventions. An Exhibition of the National Museum of American History View pictures from the Gallery of the National Museum of American History, taken from the exhibition, Information Age. Science Central: Inventions and Inventors This site is dedicated to K-12 students, with many links to inventions and inventors. Young Inventors-Inventors Net LInks Conduct experiments, make inventions, and connect to other invention sites.

This site was created by Kari Bailey and Kris Gladeau to enhance fifth grade social studies curriculum and to meet Washington State learning targets.