Who invented what? And when?
Learn about inventions
Ever wonder who made things that you use in the household? Inventors have changed people's lives throughout history. Inventors are driven by curiosity and the urge to create. Most inventions are created to satisfy the needs of people.
Here are some amazing inventions/discoveries:
1,750,000 years ago - People used flint tools
3500BC - The wheel was invented
3000BC - Egyptians developed basic geometry
1000BC - Chinese flew the first kites
1608 - The telescope was invented
1687 - Isaac Newton published his laws of motion
1752 - Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning was electricity
1783 - Two Frenchmen made the first flight in a hot air balloon
1790 - The first battery was invented by Count Volta in Italy
1826 - The first photograph was taken in France
1876 - The first telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell
1885 - Gottlieb Daimler & Karl Benz (Germany) built the first cars
1903 - Orville & Wilbur Wright (United States) made the world's first aeroplane flight
1930 - Broadcast of the first television commercial
1962 - The first computer game was invented
Want to know more? Visit your local library to find books on inventors and inventions.
Here are a few titles they may have:
Children’s atlas of inventions and discoveries by Andrew Dunn
Eyewitness Guides: Invention by Lionel Bender
Illustrated dictionary of inventors and inventions/ contributors Michael Pollard, Felicity Trotman & Merilyn Holme
The A-Z of inventions & inventors/ contributors Pennie Stoyles & Peter Pentland
Here are two useful websites that will help you to uncover and discover more:
You can use the Inventor’s Inventory to record what you have found.
