Inventors Flashcards
What did Josephine Cochran invent?
The dishwasher
Where was Josephine Cochran born?
Ashtabula County, Ohio
Why did Josephine Cochran invent the dishwasher?
Some of her dishes got chipped and she wanted to find a safer way to wash them and make housewives’ lives easier
How did Josephine Cochran pay for her invention?
Her husband died and left her with money
Where did Josephine Cochran design her first model of the dishwasher?
In the shed behind her house
What is Charles Brush invent?
The arc lamp, used for street lights
Where is Charles Brush from?
Euclid, Ohio = 10 minutes from downtown Cleveland
What is an arc lamp?
lamp that burns as brightly as four thousand candles
What did Charles Brush decide to do with his arc lamp?
Market his invention to cities to light the streets at night because it was too bright to be inside homes
What was the first city to have electric street lighting?
Cleveland
How did Charles Brush’s invention help?
provided safety and helped with travel
James Ritty was a businessman from…
Dayton, Ohio
James Ritty was suspicious of his workers when….
his sales didn’t match his money for his business. He thought they were stealing it
What did James Ritty invent?
Cash register
Did James Ritty keep his cash register business?
No, it was too hard to run more than one business so he sold his idea to someone else
How many tries did it take James Ritty to invent the cash register?
Three tries
Was James Ritty’s cash register about safety, business, travel or entertainment?
Business
Granville Woods was born in either ….
Australia or Columbus, Ohio
Granville Woods started working on railroads when he was what age?
16
Granville Woods is known for inventing…
electrical devices for the railroads
Granville Woods inventions helped make rail travel safer and ….
faster
Granville Woods started what in Cincinnati, Ohio?
An electric company
Who created an invention that allowed people on moving trains to communicate with people on other trains or in stations?
Granville Woods
Who designed a grooved wheel called a troller, where the term trolley car came from?
Granville Woods
Who invented the telegraph?
Granville Woods
What did the telegraph do?
Let engineers and station masters speak to each other
Where was Charles Kettering born
Loudonville, Ohio
Where was Charles Kettering’s first job and what did he do?
At the National Cash Register Company where he helped perfect the first working cash register
What did Charles Kettering invent?
Electric ignition system for cars
What did Garrett Morgan invent?
Traffic signal
What are some other things that Garrett Morgan invented?
Hair cream, attachment for sewing machines and cigarette filter
Why is Garrett Morgan’s invention important?
Safety
Where was Thomas Edison born?
Milan, Ohio
What was Thomas Edison’s most famous invention?
The light bulb
Who is often referred to as “The Greatest Inventor”?
Thomas Edison
What’s a fun fact about Thomas Edison?
He set a barn on fire
What are the Wright Brothers names?
Orville and Wilbur
Where did the Wright Brothers grow up?
Dayton, Ohio
Why did the Wright Brothers become interested in building a controlled flying device?
Their dad brought home a toy heliocopter
What did the Wright Brothers study to help them create an aircraft?
Birds
Where did the two brothers made their first successful flight?
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
