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Social Studies: Chapter 4

Social Studies: Chapter 4 . Inventors change the World. Four American Inventors who Changed the World . George Washington Carver Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Edison Wilbur and Orville Wright. George Washington Carver - 1861-1943.

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Social Studies: Chapter 4

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  1. Social Studies: Chapter 4 Inventors change the World

  2. Four American Inventors who Changed the World George Washington Carver Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Edison Wilbur and Orville Wright

  3. George Washington Carver - 1861-1943 http://mediacast Heroes: George Washington Carver http://www.biography.com/articles/George-Washington-Carver-9240299 Born a slave Graduated from college & became a Scientist Developed over 300 uses for peanuts, soybeans, & sweet potatoes Encouraged farmers to use crop rotation to improve soil for growing Changed farming & improved diets of poor people

  4. Alexander Graham Bell – 1847-1912 • Inventor • Changed the way people communicate • Developed ways to teach deaf children how to speak • 1876 – Developed the first telephone with Thomas Watson

  5. Thomas Edison- 1847-1931 Created more than 1,000 inventions Invented the phonograph, which helped musicians Improved the electric light bulb His greatest invention: the first electric power plant (in New York City)

  6. Wilbur & Orville Wright • 1903-Built world’s first successful • airplane • First flight was at Kitty Hawk, • North Carolina • (strong winds & soft sand) • Changed how people travel

  7. Other Inventors Electric Streetcar – Frank Sprague Horseless Carriage -Duryea brothers

  8. Match the Inventor Created the first electric power plant Developed over 300 uses for the peanut, soybean, & sweet potato Invented the first telephone Built the first successful airplane

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