Texas Innovators and Their Discoveries

What was Gail Borden's significant contribution to food preservation?

• Inventing canned vegetables

• Creating condensed milk

• Developing freeze-dried fruits

• Designing vacuum-sealed packaging

Which invention is Joseph Glidden best known for?

• The electric fence

• The barbed wire

• The windmill

• The plow

Michael DeBakey was a pioneer in which field of medicine?

• Brain surgery

• Heart surgery

• Orthopedic surgery

• Eye surgery

What was Millie Hughes-Fulford's main area of research?

• Oceanography

• Space research

• Botany

• Geology

How have Texas scientists impacted agriculture?

• By developing new types of solar panels

• By inventing new irrigation techniques

• By creating drought-resistant crops

• By designing advanced tractors