Inventors and Inventions - My World Social Studies

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Someone who buys or uses goods and services.

• consumer

• telegraph

• investor

• profit

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This device sent little bursts of electricity along wires.

• consumer

• telegraph

• investor

• profit

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Someone who puts money into a business to make a profit.

• consumer

• telegraph

• investor

• profit

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The money an investor earns when the business does well.

• consumer

• telegraph

• investor

• profit

Who developed the type of electricity that we use today?

• Samuel Morse

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

• Lewis Latimer

• Wilbur and Orville Wright

Who improved upon Thomas Edison's light bulb to make it last longer?

• Samuel Morse

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

• Lewis Latimer

• Wilbur and Orville Wright

Who created the first telephone with the help of his assistant, Thomas Watson?

• Samuel Morse

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

• Lewis Latimer

• Wilbur and Orville Wright

Who created the first airplane?

• Samuel Morse

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

• Lewis Latimer

• Wilbur and Orville Wright

Who invented the telegraph?

• Samuel Morse

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

• Lewis Latimer

• Wilbur and Orville Wright

Along with the help of another scientist, who invented a movie camera?

• Samuel Morse

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

• Thomas Edison

• Wilbur and Orville Wright