When you think of inventors, Thomas Edison immediately comes to mind. Edison invented the phonograph, motion picture camera, light bulb and fluoroscope, to name a few. It has been said that the persistent Edison had far more failures than successes.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, called the “harmonic telegraph.” Interestingly, Bell was a teacher for the deaf. Henry Ford invented the automobile and put the world on the road. Ford started as an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. He introduced the Model T in 1908. Ten years later, the drivers behind the wheel of a Model T were one out of two. Ford introduced the assembly line in 1913, forever changing automobile manufacturing.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak invented the personal computer. No, it was not Bill Gates. The first PC was the Apple 1. It had great success until IBM made one of their own. Apple then invented the Macintosh. Mac lovers wouldn’t trade it in for anything.
Do you love peanut butter? Thank George Washington Carver, who found many uses for peanuts, including ink, milk, and soap. He was the first to show farmers the importance of peanuts.
Benjamin Franklin was a statesman and was instrumental in the emergence of the United States. He also discovered electricity, invented the Franklin stove and even bifocal glasses — in the 18th century! George Eastman invented photo film, Elisha Graves Otis invented the elevator brake, and the Wright Brothers invented the airplane.
So when you’ve made your travel plans online, there’s plenty of light for you to find an elevator to reach your plane, you put on your bifocals to see the departure times, you have your camera with you for the trip, you’re served peanuts on the plane, and you call on arrival, you know the people to thank.
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