Name that Inventor/Invention!
Who invented the graphophone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who used the Bessemer Process to revolutionize the steel industry?
Andrew Carnegie
Which popular pancake mix was introduced at the Chicago World Fair of 1893?
Aunt Jemima
Which inventor temporarily worked as an engineer for Thomas Edison?
Nikola Tesla
Who invented refrigeration?
Thaddeus Lowe
What was the purpose of the Alkaline Storage Battery invented by Thomas Edison?
To create a battery for an electric car that would not leak acid.
What was Thomas Edison's first patent?
A device that recorded legislative votes.
Describe the Bessemer Process.
A steel making process in which impurities are removed from molten iron by oxidation in a blast of air. (or something close to that)
Which telephone company was formerly known as Bell Telephone company?
AT&T Alexander Graham Bell created Bell Telephone Company which is now known as AT&T.
What company did Thomas Edison create that is today known as GE?
General Electric
Who invented the refrigerated boxcar?
Gustavus Swift
Which modern day object got its start when Alexander Graham Bell wanted to create a device to locate a bullet inside assassinated President James A. Garfield?
Metal Detector
Which inventor was close friends with Mark Twain?
Nikola Tesla
Who invented the alternating current?
Nikola Tesla
Who invented the remote control?
Nikola Tesla
Who is credited with inventing radio?
Nikola Tesla
Which invention by Alexander Graham Bell allowed transmission of speech on a beam of light?
Photophone
Which process led to an increase in skyscrapers?
The Bessemer Process
Who flew the first flight in Kitty Hawk, NC?
The Wright Brothers
Which inventor had over 1,000 inventions at Menlo Park, NJ?
Thomas Edison
Who invented the electric generator?
Thomas Edison
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Who invented the nickel-iron battery?
Thomas Edison
Who invented the phonograph?
Thomas Edison