Inventors

George Washington Carver's research helped many farmers by...

• protecting their crops from pests.

• providing easier ways to harvest crops.

• helping them to grow different kinds of crops.

• creating new ways for them to sell their crops.

Which of Thomas Edison's inventions had a lasting influence on American society?

• the automobile

• the airplane

• the telephone

• the light bulb

For what is George Washington Carver known?

• completing the first powered airplane flight

• developing an inexpensive and long-lasting light bulb

• improving long-distance communication in the United States

• identifying numerous uses for the peanut and sweet potato

For what are the Wright Brothers known?

• identifying numerous uses for the peanut

• completing the first powered airplane flight

• developing an inexpensive and long-lasting light bulb

• improving long-distance communication in the United States

Many of Thomas Edison's early inventions changed life for Americans in the area of...

• farming.

• transportation.

• manufacturing.

• communications.

What is the significance of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to the aviation industry?

• The world's first commercial airline flight launched from Kitty Hawk, NC in 1914.

• Frank Whittle, inventor of the airplane jet engine, was born in Kitty Hawk, NC in 1907.

• The world's first powered, sustained flight was performed by the Wright brothers in Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903.

• Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight when he landed in Kitty Hawk, NC in 1927.