How things work Famous Inventors Which person invented

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Steve Jobs(1955 -2011) • Steve Jobs worked for Apple. • He is credited with

Thomas Edison(1847 -1931) • Thomas Edison is the inventor of the light bulb, microphone,

Stephanie Kwolek (1923 -2014) • Stephanie Kwolek invented Kevlar. • This is used in

Alexander Graham Bell (1847 -1922) • Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. • Some

Sir Tim Berners-Lee (1955 -) • Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.

Grace Murray Hopper (1906 -1992) • Grace Murray Hopper invented a language that computers

Louis Pasteur (1822 -1895) • Lois Pasteur invented vaccinations to help fight disease. •

Nikola Tesla (1856 -1943) • Nikola Tesla was an expert with electricity. • He

Dr Patricia Bath Born in Harlem, New York, in 1942 she studied ophthalmology (how

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How things work – Famous Inventors. Which person invented which thing…and when?

Stephanie Kwolek Steve Jobs Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Eddison Grace Murray Hopper Louis Pasteur Sir Tim Bernes. Lee Nikola Tesla Dr Patricia Bath

SK Alexander Graham Bell Steve Jobs Louis Pasteur Laser surgery device Thomas Eddison Tesla coils – working with electricity Grace Murray Hopper Dr Patricia Bath The internet Telephone Sir Tim Bernes. Lee Lightbulb Nikola Tesla A computer language Bullet proof Pasteurization to material make milk safe iphone

Steve Jobs(1955 -2011) • Steve Jobs worked for Apple. • He is credited with the invention of the ipad and iphone, amongst other things.

Thomas Edison(1847 -1931) • Thomas Edison is the inventor of the light bulb, microphone, phonograph and kinetoscope. • The phonograph was an early record player, and the kinetoscope an early movie camera.

Stephanie Kwolek (1923 -2014) • Stephanie Kwolek invented Kevlar. • This is used in bullet proof vests to help keep police and soldiers safer.

Alexander Graham Bell (1847 -1922) • Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. • Some people think he invented the word “hello” in order to answer the phone!

Sir Tim Berners-Lee (1955 -) • Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. • He was given a knighthood by the Queen for doing it.

Grace Murray Hopper (1906 -1992) • Grace Murray Hopper invented a language that computers could use. • It is called COBOL and was one of the earliest computer programming languages.

Louis Pasteur (1822 -1895) • Lois Pasteur invented vaccinations to help fight disease. • He also came up with a way of keeping milk fresh for longer. • That is why we call milk ‘pasteurised’.

Nikola Tesla (1856 -1943) • Nikola Tesla was an expert with electricity. • He invented ways of using it safely.

Dr Patricia Bath Born in Harlem, New York, in 1942 she studied ophthalmology (how eyes work). She started a program to help poorer people gain access to eye care and invented a Laser treatment for cataracts.

Stephanie Kwolek Alexander Graham Bell Steve Jobs Louis Pasteur Thomas Eddison Sir Tim Bernes. Lee Grace Murray Hopper Nikola Tesla Dr Patricia Bath