Famous Inventors

Who invented the airplane?

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• The Wright Brothers

Who invented the chocolate chip cookie?

• Madame C.J. Walker

• Ruth Wakefield

• Margaret Knight

• Benjamin Franklin

Who invented the telephone?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• The Wright Brothers

• Carlos Finlay

Who invented the light bulb?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Edison

• Ruth Wakefield

• Carlos Finlay

Who invented bifocals (glasses)?

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Benjamin Franklin

Who taught farmers new ways to grow crops and invented peanut butter?

• The Wright Brothers

• George Washington Carver

• Carlos Finlay

• Madam C.J. Walker

Who invented a new way to take care of African American women’s hair?

• Madame C.J. Walker

• Margaret Knight

• Carlos Finlay

• Ruth Wakefield

Who invented a machine to make paper grocery bags?

• Madame C.J. Walker

• Margaret Knight

• Benjamin Banneker

• Carlos Finlay

Who was a doctor who helped prove that mosquitos carry yellow fever?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Carlos Finlay

• The Wright Brothers

• Alexander Graham Bell

Who predicted a solar eclipse would happen?

• Thomas Edison

• Carlos Finlay

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Benjamin Banneker