Inventors and Inventions 5.05 Tennessee

Which of these BEST describes how Alexander Graham Bell’s invention impacted the world?

• It made long distance travel faster and easier.

• It helped mail reach people much more quickly.

• It led to the creation of the motion picture industry.

• It allowed people to talk to one another over greater distances.

• Lived from 1847 to 1922

• Scientist and engineer

• His mother and wife were both deaf

• Credited with inventing the telephone

Who is being described by the above statements?

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Wright Brothers

Which inventor made the historic phone call referenced in The New York Times?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Samuel Morse

• Wilbur Wright

George Washington Carver made important contributions to the advancement of

• medicine

• astronomy

• crop science

• energy production

Which of these was a major contribution of George Washington Carver?

• sharecropping

• crop rotation

• designed the first tractor

• invention of the electric plow

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

• farming

• transportation

• manufacturing

• communications

Which fact would make the BEST evidence to support the statement that "Thomas Edison's most important invention was the light bulb?"

• The light bulb reduced the crime rate in many urban areas.

• Thomas Edison also invented the phonograph, the motion picture, and the stock ticker.

• Americans gained control over light in homes and offices, independent of the time of day.

• The light bulb was first tested by Thomas Edison in 1879, and he patented the invention in 1880.

How did the Wright Brothers' most notable invention affect America and the world?

• People could now communicate with voice over long distances.

• More affordable medical options became available through the use of peanut oil.

• People all over the United States could have affordable electricity in their homes.

• Food, medical supplies, and other necessities could be delivered more quickly than previously used methods.

Products he invented from peanuts helped saved agriculture in the south. Asphalt was created from his work, which is used in structures across the world today. He aided in war efforts by providing dyes made from Alabama soils when factories were unable to produce them.

All of these describe the work of which late 19th-century inventor(s)?

• Thomas Edison

• The Wright Brothers

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

Microphone

Motion-picture camera

Incandescent light bulb

All of these inventions are associated with what great inventor?

• Henry Ford

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Alva Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell