Search Results | inventor
Your search for "inventor" returned 593 results
Who Invented It? The Famous Inventors Quiz
play.howstuffworks.com/quiz/who-invented-it-famous-inventors-quiz
Think you can pass our famous inventors quiz? Test your knowledge to see if you know the minds behind the innovations.
Death by Invention: 5 Inventors who Died by Their Own Work
Some inventors have died from their own work. So, is it fate or irony that led these five inventors to die by the hands of their own work?
12 Black Inventors and Their Innovations That Shaped the World
science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/10-inventions-by-african-americans.htm
When asked to name a Black American inventor, many people might think of George Washington Carver and peanut butter. But this is actually a myth. There are hundreds of other unsung Black inventors who have shaped the world with their innovations.
How Hollywood Screen Siren Hedy Lamarr Helped Pioneer WiFi and GPS
science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/famous-inventors/hedy-lamarr.htm
Hedy Lamarr's twin passions were acting and inventing. During World War II, she came up with a secret communication system that paved the way for technology like WiFi and GPS. But for decades, people thought this was an urban legend.
Who invented the elevator?
science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/who-invented-the-elevator.htm
Like so many other modern conveniences that we take for granted, the history of the elevator is more complicated than it may seem at first glance. Believe it or not, there's some controversy over who invented this commonplace contraption.
Top 10 Things That Women Invented
science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/10-things-that-women-invented.htm
By the end of the 20th century, female inventors held 10 percent of all patents, a disparity indicating the hurdles women faced in receiving credit for their ideas. The inventors on this list overcame those obstacles.
How Nikola Tesla Worked
science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/famous-inventors/nikola-tesla.htm
Although many still remember Nikola Tesla, his name doesn't carry the weight it once did during his famous battles with Thomas Edison. What was this eccentric genius like?
What were Nikola Tesla's famous inventions?
science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/famous-inventors/famous-nikola-tesla-inventions.htm
Nikola Tesla was a pretty cool guy. Companies and rock bands have been named for him, and he pops up in Hollywood movies regularly. Not bad for one of history's greatest inventors. But what did he do to earn his fame? Here are some of Tesla's standout inventions.
Thomas Edison Inventions: What Did He Invent?
science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/famous-inventors/what-did-thomas-edison-invent.htm
With more than a thousand patents for inventions ranging from light bulbs to cement, Thomas Edison was one of the world's most prolific tinkerers. What did Edison dream up?
Top 5 George Westinghouse Inventions
science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/famous-inventors/5-george-westinghouse-inventions.htm
You may not know who George Westinghouse is, but you know his name. It's adorned everything from televisions to light bulbs. Young science buffs may have entered the competition that once bore his name. Here are five of Westinghouse's inventions.