Famous Inventions

1. Famous Inventions • Sylvan Goldman invented the first shopping cart in 1936. Sylvan owned a chain of  Oklahoma City grocery stores called Standard/Piggly-Wiggly. He invented the first shopping cart by adding two wire basket and wheels to a folding chair. Goldman, together with mechanic Fred Young, later designed a dedicated shopping cart in 1947 and formed the Folding Carrier Co. to manufacture the carts.

2. Famous Inventions • George Thuesen and Gerald A. Hale were engineering professors at Oklahoma State and began working on the parking meter in 1933 at the request of Carl C. Magee of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. The world's first installed parking meter was in Oklahoma City on July 16, 1935 • Clinton Riggs, an Oklahoma Highway Patrolman, got the idea for a yield sign while attending a traffic institute meeting in 1939 at Chicago. The war years slowed its development but in 1959 the first yield sign was used at a dangerous intersection in Tulsa. It lowered the number of accidents

3. Famous Inventions • Wiley Post hand inventing the modern day flight suit and the autopilot. He died in a plane crash in Alaska with Will Rogers. • Gordon Matthews, invented voice mail and got it patented on February 1, 1983

4. Famous Inventions • Ditch Witch – • Carl Frederick Malzahn, a German immigrant, moved from Minnesota to Perry, Oklahoma Territory, and opened a blacksmith shop. His two sons, Charlie and Gus, soon joined their father in business. In time, Charlie was running the business. • When the oil boom occurred, the business became a machine shop to serve the oil industry. Following World War II, Charlie’s son, Ed Malzahn with a mechanical engineering degree, realized there was a need for a piece of equipment to dig ditches for gas, electric and plumbing lines. Until then picks and shovels had been used. He invented a compact trencher that today is known as the Ditch Witch • Today the Perry company designs and manufacturers a wide range of high-quality underground construction equipment.

5. Famous Oklahomans • Johnny Bench baseball player, Oklahoma CityJohn Berryman poet, MacAlesterGarth Brooks singer, TulsaJeremy Castle singer, BlanchardIron Eyes Cody Cherokee actorGordon Cooper astronaut, ShawneeRalph Ellison writer, Oklahoma CityJames Garner actor, NormanOwen K. Garriott astronaut, EnidVince Gill singer, NormanChester Gould cartoonist, PawneeWoodrow Wilson Woody Guthrie singer, composer, OkemahIke,Taylor, Zac Hanson music, TulsaRoy Harris composer, Lincoln CtyPaul Harvey broadcaster, TulsaVan Heflin actor, Walters

6. Famous Oklahomans • Tony Hillerman author, Sacred HeartRon Howard actor, director, DuncanKarl Guthe Jansky engineer, NormanBen Johnson actor, PawhuskaJennifer Jones actress, TulsaJeane Kirkpatrick diplomat, DuncanShannon Lucid astronaut, BethanyMickey Charles Mantle baseball player, SpavinawReba McEntire singer, McAlesterShannon Miller Olympic gymnast, EdmondBill Moyers journalist, HugoDaniel Patrick Moynihan N.Y. senator, Tulsa

7. Famous Oklahomans • Daniel Patrick Moynihan N.Y. senator, TulsaPatti Page singer, ClarenceBrad Pitt actor ShawneeTony Randall actor, TulsaOral Roberts evangelist, AdaDale Robertson actor, Oklahoma CityWill Rogers humorist, OologahDan Rowan comedian, BeggsRobert Stemmons whistler, TulsaMaria Tallchief ballerina, FairfaxJames Francis Jim Thorpe athlete, PragueJeanne Tripplehorn actress, TulsaTed Shackleford actor, TulsaWilma Mankiller Cherokee chief, Tahlequah

8. Famous Oklahomans • Patti Page singer, ClarenceBrad Pitt actor ShawneeTony Randall actor, TulsaOral Roberts evangelist, AdaDale Robertson actor, Oklahoma CityWill Rogers humorist, OologahDan Rowan comedian, BeggsRobert Stemmons whistler, TulsaMaria Tallchief ballerina, FairfaxJames Francis Jim Thorpe athlete, PragueJeanne Tripplehorn actress, TulsaTed Shackleford actor, TulsaWilma Mankiller Cherokee chief, Tahlequah

9. 1.) What was the first shopping cart made out of? a.) Folding chair with two baskets and wheels on it b.) Two baskets and wheels attached to a bench c.) A bar stool with two baskets and wheels attached to it 2.) Where was the first yield sign used? a.) At an intersection in Downtown Oklahoma City b.) At an intersection in Guthrie c.) At an intersection in Tulsa 3.) Where was the first parking meter used? a.) In downtown Tulsa b.) In downtown OKC c.) In Guthrie Public Schools 4.) Name one famous invention of Wiley Post? a.) A system that would pilots to put airplanes in automatic mode b.) A system that would allow airplanes to stay in the air even if they lose power c.) A system that would allow airplanes to take off electronically without the pilot’s assistance 5.) What did Gordon Matthews invent? a.) The cell phone b.) The answering machine c.) Voice mail 6.) Why was the Ditch Witch invented? a.) To dig trenches in the oil field more efficiently b.) To dig the trenches used in World War I more efficiently c.) To increase the efficiency of installing underground irrigation systems 7.) Name the Hall of Fame catcher known as the Stinger from Binger? a.) Garth Brooks b.) Mickey Mantle c.) Johnny Bench 8.) Name the Hall of Fame outfielder for the New York who was known as the Commerce Comet. a.) Garth Brooks b.) Mickey Mantle c.) Johnny Bench 9.) Describe why Garth Brooks became so famous. 10.) List two famous Oklahomans and list what they were famous for. A.) __________________________ B.) ________________________________ Chapter 28 Quiz