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DIRECTIONS: Read each question below. Each question includes a link to a Web site where you can find its answer. (You might need to surf the site a bit to find the answer.) Write the answer on the line.
What "invention" did Vannevar Bush write about in a 1945 essay?
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Who invented the Frisbee? ____________________________________________
How did the Frisbee get its name?________________________________________
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Did Ben Franklin "invent" electricity? _____________________
What were his contributions to the study of electricity?
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Which inventor was often called the "Lady Edison"? __________________________
For which invention did she receive her first patent? __________________________
Who invented the microphone? _________________________________________
What is his invention's connection to the Bell Telephone Company?
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How was the way in which Leonardo da Vinci looked at machines different from the way most artists
and craftsmen of his time looked at them?_____________________________________
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What are three of the nine questions you might ask yourself to determine whether your invention
is worth patenting? ______________________________________________________
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Which architectural and engineering innovations most influenced the development of the skyscraper?
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Who was the inventor of the first television? _________________________________
How was that television different from the one in your home?______________________
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Thomas Edison is often called the "Wizard of Menlo Park." Of what importance was
Menlo Park to Edison's life? _____________________________________________
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