Ms' Beritellis Fourth Grade Class

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Inventors

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• Ms. Beritellis Fourth Grade Class
• 2006-2007

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Ernst F.W.Alexanderson

Born January 25, 1878 Died May 14, 1975
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INVENTED- High Frequency Alternator Radio
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Alexanderson's Biography
During his 46 long career Alexanderson became
one of the most prolific people in his company.
He even got 322 patents. He made inventions
like fields as railway electrification motors and
much more. Alexander's name will also begin
history for his efforts in T.V. He transmitted
the first facsimile message.
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Willis Haviland Carrier
Born November 26, 1876 Died October 9, 1950
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World's First Spray Type Air Conditioner
Carriers early work led to new safe refrigerators
which won him 7 patents. By controlling
humidity as well as temperature then he invented
air conditioning in houses today. This made the
world cooler in the summer so we dont get to
hot.
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BIOGRAPHY
Willis Carrier was born near Angola,New York.
Willis attended Cornell University. He graduated
in 1901. A year later his air conditioning was
in operation. Carrier and other engineers
formed the Carrier engineering corporation in
1915.
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Charles Goodyear


Dec. 29, 1800 Jul. 1, 1860
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Rubber
Charles Goodyear invited rubber .
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Biography
Charles Goodyear was born in New Haven ,
Connecticut. His father and him entered a
hardware business but the venture failed in 1830.
After, he returned to his talents to the
commercial improvement of India rubber.
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Arthur Schawlow
BORN IN 1921
DIED IN 1999
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LASERS
ARTHUR SCHAWLOW INVENTED THE LASER.
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Arthur Schawlow invented lasers. He was born in
Mt.Vernon, New York. He received the Nobel Prize
in physics for his work in lasers. He attended
college at the University of Toronto,and
graduated with a bachelors degree.
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Orville Wright
Orvile Write was born on
August 19, 1871 and died January 30, 1948
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Flying machine airplane

• Write Orville made history's first powered and
  controlled flying without crashing and continued
  airplane flight at ground level without any help
  at take off. He made a good invention because it
  helped us with transportation.

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Orville Writes biography
He was born in Millville Indiana in Dayton Ohio.
He was a son of a bishop and didn't graduate. In
1893 him and his brothers opened a store for
sales, manufacturing of bicycles. Him and his
brothers were good friends. The airplain he made
went to the U.S Army. He was the most mischievous
of his brothers. He also was a champ at riding
bicycles. He also built a factory.
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BORN IN 1907, DIED IN 1990
George , Mestal
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VELCRO
HE INVENTED VELCRO
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HE WAS BORN IN A SMALL VILLAGE NEAR
SWITZERLAND. HE WAS A MANUFACTURER OF VELCRO. ONE
DAY DURING THE SUMMER HE WENT ON A HIKE. WHEN HE
WAS DONE HIKING HIS DOG AND HE WERE COVERED WITH
BURS. THAT GAVE HIM THE IDEA OF VELCRO.HE TOOK A
YEAR TO INVENT THIS. The impact is that Velcro
helps hold stuff together.
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Walt Disney
Born Dec. 5,1901 died Dec. 15, 1966
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Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney invented Mickey Mouse. Today,Mickey
Mouse and other Disney characters are noticed by
millions of people. Now there are many movies
that involve Disney characters. They are very
successful.
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BIOGRAPHY
Walt Disney invented Mickey Mouse. It was one of
the most successful inventions ever. If Walt
Disney didn't exist,there would be no Mickey
Mouse.
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Joseph Begun
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Invention Electromagnetic How it helpedYou
could listen to yourself or some one to remind
yourself.
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Bio
Joseph Begun was born in Danzig, Germany. He
graduated collage in 1929. He made the first
recorder in 1929.
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George Eastman
Born Jul. 12,1854-died may 14,1932
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Invented- Dry film

• George Eastman's idea of dry film evolved
  hand-held cameras. He even changed the cameras.
  Also,he changed the revolution of photographs.

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Inventor biography

• George was born in Waterville,New York in
  1877.When he was little cameras that use paint.
  He looked in the English almanac. When he saw the
  formula for dry plate he tried it with film.
  George Eastman was very in generous in he's
  younger life.

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George Stibitz

Apr 30 ,1904 Jan 31,1995
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Complex and digital computers
George Stibitz invented a complex and digital
computers
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Biography
George Kibitzer was born in York ,Pennsylvania
George attended experimental school in
Dayton,Ohio and graduated from Dennison
University in 1926.
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Christopher Sholes
Born Feb. 14 ,1819 - Died Feb. 17, 1890

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I think it was a good invention because it is
easier to write things now. For his invention
you
need a computer. Christopher Sholes made Q W E R
T Y and its still on a computer today. He made
the typewriter in 1868. He sold it for 12.00

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Christopher Sholes invented the first typewriter
and told about the keyboard that we have today .
He arranged the keyboard so the letters wont get
stuck. I think it was a good invention because it
is easier to write things now . For his
invention you need a computer. Christopher
Sholes made QWERTY and it still is on the
keyboard today . He made the typewriter in
1868. He sold it for 12.00
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Raymond Damdian
Born-1639 Died-?
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M.R.I.
The M.R.I. Is like a advanced Cat-scanner or
x-ray. It has helped a lot of doctors. The
M.R.I. Shows bones very detailed. It has been
improved since 1984.People who had used it have
gotten pictures like a brain,lung,or legs.
M.R.I.'s can also come in different shapes like
the ones below.
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Raymond's Bio
Ramond was born in Forest Hills,N.J. For 8 years
Raymond had been playing the violin.Raymond had
gotten many awards.This man had changed the lives
of many doctors.
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Douglas Engelbart
born-1925
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Computer mouse
The computer mouse helped computers to move
to where you want it to be. People have been
using this invention for 43 years.
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John Deere
Born-February 7,1804 Died-May 7,1886
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John Deere invented a Cast Steel Plow.
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He was born in Rutland,Vermont. John Deere served
a four year apprenticeship to a blacksmith and
worked in that place until 1837, when he moved to
Grand Detour , Illinois. In 1868 his work was
incorporated as DeereCompany. The plow worked
out so well that by 1846 John Deere and his
partner were selling a thousand a year!
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Peter Cooper
1719-1883
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A chair
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Peter Cooper Invented the Tom Thumb locomotive
and helped invent Jello.
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Peter Cooper was born 1719. When he was an
adult he invented the Tom Thumb Locomotive. He
was trying to make something but another
inventor took his idea and made a new food.
Then in 1883 he died.
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Louis w. Parker
Louis W. Parker -BORN in1906 DIED in 1993
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Intercarrier

• Louis W. Parker was born in Budapest,Hungry he
  received his primary and secondary education in
  Hungry. He was on a radio system during world war
  2.

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Joseph Begun
Born / Died 1905-1995
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Tape Recorder
Joseph Begun was born in Danzig Germany. In 1928
he graduated from the Institute of Technology .
He was interested in magnetic recording. His
book was in this field in magnetic recording.
In 1934 made the first tape recorder.
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The tape recorder helps people record useful
things. You can listen to it over and over
again. This invention is still used today.
Scientist have improved the tape recorder. 100s
of people use Joseph's invention. Even on
television!
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Stephen Wilcox
Born 1830 Died1893
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Stephen's Biography

• Stephen Wilcox was born in Westerly Rhode
• Island. When he was a little boy he turned his
• attentions to inventions. When he was an adult he
• worked with Gorge Babbox to create the steam
• generator . The invention was inducted to the
  Hall
• Of Fame in 1997. In 1856, Stephen Wilcox invented
  a safety water tube boiler with inclined tubes.
  Stephen Wilcox was a very interesting inventor.

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Steam generator
The steam generator helps power up things.
Stephen and George's steam generators helped
power up many marine and navy ships. Stephen's
invention helps many people travel from place to
place by a car. The steam generator power up cars
and much more things that are really neccery to
humans.
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Charles Martin Hall
Born Dec 6,1863 Died Dec 27, 1914
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A method for extracting pure aluminum

• Hall founded an industry that contributed to many
  others. Hall's process had brought the cost of
  aluminum down in 1914.

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Inventor Biography

• When he was in college he became interested in
  producing aluminum. He got support from friends.
  He became vice president of the company in 1890.

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George Washington Carver
Born 1864-1943
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Peanut Products, a Crop Rotation Method, and Much
More............

• Carver developed a crop rotation method. Farmers
  followed Carver's plan, they got great results.
  Carver developed 325 uses for peanuts from oil to
  ink. He discovered the pecan, soybean, pea, and
  sweet potato got the same results, so he
  experimented with those, also. Carver found
  about 20 uses for these from rubber to pavement
  for highways.
• I think Carver's invention helped because we
  might not have gotten these things without him.

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Biography

• Carver was born as a slave in Diamond Grove,
  Missouri. He was a farm hand an studied in a one
  room school house. Carver was hoping for some
  sort of science career. Carver was always
  interested in plants and rocks. Upon his death,
  Carver gave all of his life savings to build a
  research institute. His birthplace was a
  national monument in 1953. During his life,
  Carver won only three patents, a science degree
  in bacterial botany and agriculture in 1897, and
  a Bachelor of Science degree in 1894.Carver had a
  lot of success with his inventions.

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Things Carver experimented with.
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Things Carver invented.
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Born March 6 1919 and is still alive
Harry Coover
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Superglue

• Harry Coover discovered superglue. He made clear
  plastic for gun sights. In the war surgeons used
  cyanoacrylates to stop bleeding from wounds. His
  patent number is 2,768,109.

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Inventor Biography

• Harry Coover was born in Newark,Delaware. He
  had 460 patients. Coover received his BS from
  Hobart college and hi MS from Cornell University.
  

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Thank you super glue!
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I created Morse Code,you know Samuel Morse
Born April 27 1791 died April 2 1872
Samuel Morse
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Morse Code
Morse created Morse Code. He once was a great
painter.Samuel was born in Charlestown,Massachuset
s.His interests in telegraphy began in 1832.Morse
graduated in 1810.
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In 1861 2 coasts of the U.S. Linked to the
telegraph.I think its amazing because you can
send messages from a long distance.
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IGOR I. SIKORSKY
BORN MAY 25 1889-DIED OCT 26 1972
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THE HELICOPTER AND PLANE
THE IMPACT IS PEOPLE CAN TRAVEL IN A MUCH MUCH
BETTER WAY THAN DRIVING,WALKING,OR RIDING A
BIKE.I THINK THAT THE PLANE AND HELICOPTER ARE
GREAT.
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WHEN IN SCHOOL HE MADE MODEL PLANES AND
HELICOPTERS.
PLANESHELICOPTERS RULE!!