definitions
What is an Inventor?
one that creates a new device or process
What is an Inventor?
Who evented the traffic light?
Garrett Morgan
What state was Thomas born in?
Ohio
What does the traffic light do?
Helps control traffic and tells drivers when to stop, slow down, and go.
Who created the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
a set of automatically operated colored lights, typically red, amber, and green, for controlling traffic at road junctions, pedestrian crossings, and roundabouts.
traffic light
Who Evented the Wind Shield Wipers?
Mary Anderson
Thomas Edison invented the first what?
Electric light
What year was windshield wipers invented?
1903
Which brothers built and flew the first airplane in the sky?
What super cold box was invented to keep fresh food cold, and ice cream frozen?
refrigerator
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
In what year did Thomas try his biggest experiment?
1879
What does traffic lights solve?
avoid car crashes
What did Mary Anderson create to help drivers see clearly through rain and snow?
Windshield Wipers
machine allowed people to send messages to faraway places.
telegraph
Who invented morse code?
Samuel Morse
The next step for Thomas was to open a power station in ?
New York
What challenges did Mary Anderson face?
People doubted her invention and they did not think it would work?
What old-school writing machine was invented before computers had keyboards?
Type Writer
Camara
What did Nikola Tesla create?
Alternating Current and the Tesla coil.
What Park was Thomas lab in?
Menlo Park
Why did windshield wipers get invented?
People need help driving in bad weather.
What amazing invention makes a ringing sound to help us talk to people far away?
Telephone