Inventor Biographies

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Inventor Biographies

• By Ms. Dropseys class
• 2008

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Ruth Handler

• She was the first to invent the Barbie and Ken
  doll.
• She was born at Denver, Colorado.
• The year that she was born was 1916.
• By Hannah S. and Madison

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Garrett Morgan

• He was born in 1877 and died in 1963.
• He invented the Gas Mask and the Traffic Light.
• He invented the Curling Iron and Smoking Pellets.
• By Lacey and Hailey

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Benjamin Franklin

• He invented the lighting rod.
• He invented the Franklin stove.
• He died on April 17, 1790.
• By Chase S. and Riley

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Louis Braille

• He invented Raphigraphy, Braille.
• He became a teacher.
• He became blind when he was a kid.
• By Ethan and Kegan

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Marie Curie

• She was born in Poland in 1867.
• She was the best student in her class.
• She discovered Radium that helped treat cancer.
• By Sarah, Jessica, and Angel

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Thomas Edison

• He was a curious boy.
• He was born in Ohio.
• He invented the light bulb.
• By Bobby and Aaron

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Robert Fulton

• He lived in England from 1765 to 1815.
• They remember him because he invented the
  steamboat.
• He built a paddle wheel for a rowboat.
• By Austin and Jared

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Alexander Graham Bell

• He invented the telephone.
• He was born in 1847.
• He died in 1922.
• By Bryan and Brandon