Famous Inventors

An inventor is someone who

• cooks in a restaurant

• creates something new to solve problems

• is a teacher

• makes good decisions

Thomas Edison is best known for

• inventing the lightbulb.

• inventing crayons.

• inventing peanuts.

• making $40,000

Alexander Bell was interested in communication because

• he loved reading

• he loved learning

• he talked a lot

• his mother was deaf

George Washington Carver helped famers by

• studying and reading

• going to college

• teaching them how to grow peanuts and sweet potatoes

• reading to them

Who invented the telephone?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

Who invented soap?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

Who invented the phonograph?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

Who invented the lightbulb?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

Who invented ink?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

Which inventor had a father who was a speech teacher?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver