category: INVENTORS
Life stories are listed in order of date of birth.
Braille, Louis. Born 1809. (15 pages). Inventor of the Braille touch reading system.
Otis, Elisha. Born 1811. (15 pages). Inventor of the safety elevator.
Bell, Alexander Graham. Born 1847. (153 pages). Inventor of the telephone.
Magie, Lizzie. Born 1866, (21 pages). Inventor of the Monopoly board game.
Booth, Hubert. Born 1871. (23 pages). Inventor of the vacuum cleaner.
Penkala, Eduard. Born 1871. (10 pages). Inventor of the hot water bottle.
Broadwick, Charles & Tiny. Born 1875 & 1893. (23 pages). Parachute inventors.
Feuerheerd, Ernest. Born 1876. (18 pages). Inventor of pumps.
Sundback, Gideon. Born 1880. (11 pages). Inventor of the zip fastener.
Shaw, Percy. Born 1890. (10 pages). Inventor of Catseye road reflecting studs.
Goldmark, Peter. Born 1906. (26 pages). Inventor of the long playing record.
Cockerell, Christopher. Born 1910. (27 pages). Inventor of the hovercraft.
Clarke, Arthur C. Born 1917. (13 pages). Writer and inventor of communications satellites.
Crowley, George. Born 1919. (14 pages). Inventor of the modern electric blanket.
Dolby, Ray. Born 1933. (27 pages). Inventor of sound systems.
Taylor, John. Born 1936. (43 pages). Inventor of kettle thermostats and clocks.
Wills, Anthony. Born 1954. (16 pages). Product designer and inventor of the D-Form.