Famous Inventors

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Across
  1. 2. Developed early computer programming languages and helped advance computer technology.
  2. 8. Invented the cotton gin, boosting cotton production and impacting American agriculture.
  3. 9. Revolutionized car manufacturing with the assembly line, making cars affordable for many.
  4. 10. Invented and flew the first successful powered airplane in 1903.
  5. 13. Developed the radio, enabling long-distance wireless communication for the first time.
  6. 15. Known for experiments with electricity and inventing the lightning rod and bifocals.
Down
  1. 1. Discovered penicillin, the first widely used antibiotic that saved millions of lives.
  2. 3. Developed vaccines and pasteurization, greatly advancing medicine and food safety.
  3. 4. Renaissance genius who sketched early flying machines and various innovative inventions.
  4. 5. Created the first practical telephone, transforming global communication forever.
  5. 6. Improved the steam engine, powering the Industrial Revolution and modern machinery.
  6. 7. Invented the practical light bulb and phonograph, revolutionizing daily life worldwide.
  7. 11. Created the first practical automobile powered by an internal combustion engine.
  8. 12. Developed alternating current electricity systems and contributed to wireless communication.
  9. 14. Discovered radioactivity and pioneered research in physics and chemistry.