Inventors and Inventions

Who invented the first practical telephone?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Guglielmo Marconi

Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?

• Bill Eastman

• Elias Howe

• Tim Berners-Lee

• James Watt

Which inventor is known for the invention of the safety pin?

• Elias Howe

• Walter Hunt

• George Eastman

• Samuel Morse

Who invented the process of pasteurization?

• Robert Koch

• Louis Pasteur

• Joseph Lister

• Alexander Fleming

Who invented the first mechanical computer, known as the Analytical Engine?

• Charles Babbage

• Alan Turing

• John von Neumann

• Blaise Pascal

Which scientist invented the alternating current (AC) electrical system?

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Michael Faraday

• James Watt

Who is credited with inventing the first successful airplane?

• Wilbur and Orville

• Glenn and Curtiss

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Alberto and Santos-Dumont

Who invented the microwave oven?

• Percy Spencer

• Robert Noyce

• John Atanasoff

• Philo Farnsworth

Who invented the ballpoint pen?

• George Parker

• John Loud

• Lewis Waterman

• Ladislao Biro

Who invented the adhesive bandage, commonly known as Band-Aid?

• Harvey Cushing

• Paul Winchell

• Earle Dickson

• Richard Drew