American Inventors

Who invented the system that uses dots and dashes to send messages?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Samuel Morse

• The Wright Brothers

What year was the first telephone invented?

• 1838

• 1876

• 1879

• 1903

Which invention allowed people to communicate over long distances without written messages?

• The light bulb

• The airplane

• The telephone

• Morse Code

What was the main source of light before the invention of the light bulb?

• Candles

• Electric lamps

• Gas lamps

• Fire

In what year did the Wright Brothers invent the first successful airplane?

• 1876

• 1879

• 1903

• 1838

What is an Inventor?

• An inventor is someone who destroys new ideas, products, or processes that have not existed before.
• An inventor is someone who copies existing ideas, products, or processes.
• An inventor is someone who creates something new that helps others.

• An inventor is someone who ignores new ideas, products, or processes that have not existed before.