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The Inventing Game Cut out the images. Cut out the name of the inventor separately. Read out the text as a clue. Can people match the correct name and image?

THOMAS EDISON

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The first great developed by (don’t say the name) was the tin foil . A prolific producer, Edison is also known for his work with bulbs, , film and audio devices, and much more. GRAHAM BELL

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In 1876, at the age of 29, (don’t say the name) invented his . Among one of his first after the telephone was the "," a device that enabled sound to be transmitted on a beam of light. CARVER

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(Don’t say the name) was an agricultural chemist who invented 300 uses for peanuts and hundreds of more uses for soybeans, pecans, and sweet potatoes. His contributions chang ed the history of agriculture in the south.

ELI WHITNEY

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(Don’t say the name) invented the cotton gin in 1794. The cotton gin is a machine that separates seeds, hulls, and other unwanted materials from cotton after it has been picked. JOHANNES GUTTENBERG

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(don’t say the name) Johannes Gutenberg was a German goldsmith and inventor best known for the Gutenberg press, an innovative printing machine that used movable type.

JOHN LOGIE BAIRD

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(don’t say the name) is remembered as the inventor of mechanical (an earlier version of television). Baird also patented related to and fibre optics.

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(Don’t say the name) Benjamin Franklin was known for being an iconic statesman and a founding father. But among his many other accomplishments was the invention of the rod, the iron furnace stove or 'Franklin Stove,' bifocal glasses, and the odometer.

HENRY FORD Clue

(Don’t say the name) Ford did not invent the automobile as many people mistakenly assume. But he did improve the "assembly line" for automobile manufacturing, received a patent for a transmission mechanism, and popularized the gas- powered car with the Model-T.. THE INVENTING GAME

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(Don’t say the name) Due to overwhelming public demand, we had to add to this list. Tesla was a genius and much of his work was stolen by other inventors. Tesla invented fluorescent , the Tesla , and the . He developed the (AC) electrical supply system that included a motor and , as well as three-phase JAMES DYSON electricity.

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(Don’t say the name) Sir James Dyson is a British inventor and industrial designer who revolutionized vacuum cleaning with the invention of the Dual Cyclone, the first bagless vacuum cleaner.