Monkeyshines on Great InventorsAbout inventors, inventions and interesting facts about areas such as transportation, communication, industry and agriculture, health and medicine. |
Contents
What is an Invention? | 2 |
Nikola Tesla | 13 |
Robert Goddard | 20 |
Johann Gutenberg | 26 |
Alexander Graham Bell | 35 |
Sir Humphrey Davy | 42 |
Sir Marc Isambard Brunel | 50 |
Joseph Lister | 57 |
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