HISTORY OF INVENTIONS
Across
- 4. fast cooking device using electromagnetic waves
- 7. safety device for slowing descent from high altitudes
- 10. used to generate energy by splitting atoms
- 12. early mechanical writing device for documents
- 14. allowed doctors to see inside the human body
- 15. powered factories and trains during the Industrial Revolution
- 17. creates three-dimensional objects layer by layer
- 20. revolutionized clothing production in the 19th century
- 24. revolutionized calculations and later everyday tasks
- 25. stores electrical energy for portable devices
- 27. first successful flight by the Wright brothers in 1903
- 29. medicines like penicillin that fight bacterial infections
- 31. transformed global communication and data sharing
- 32. technology that detects objects by using radio waves
- 35. personal device that uses satellite signals for navigation
- 39. provides cool air to indoor environments
- 42. satellite navigation that replaced maps for global travel
- 44. first device to record and play sound, invented by Edison
- 46. captures moments in time, with early models like the Kodak
- 47. underwater vessel used for exploration and warfare
- 48. invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876
Down
- 1. used by Galileo to study planets and stars
- 2. helped in constructing skyscrapers in urban areas
- 3. measures atmospheric pressure for weather forecasting
- 5. vehicle that travels over land and water using air cushions
- 6. light amplification used in technology and medicine
- 8. became a household entertainment device in the 20th century
- 9. discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928
- 11. automated machine for withdrawing cash from banks
- 13. hook-and-loop fastener widely used in clothing
- 16. mass-produced by Henry Ford in the early 1900s
- 18. measures temperature, crucial for medicine and weather
- 19. essential for the functioning of printing presses
- 20. converts sunlight into electricity for clean energy
- 21. Eli Whitney’s machine that boosted cotton production
- 22. propels airplanes faster than ever before
- 23. instrument that opened up the world of microorganisms
- 26. devices orbiting Earth for communication and data
- 28. illuminated homes and streets, credited to Edison
- 30. combined phone, camera, and computer in one device
- 33. train engine powered by steam in the 19th century
- 34. medical tool to listen to heart and lung sounds
- 36. device that regulates heartbeats for cardiac patients
- 37. glasses that help see near and far, invented by Franklin
- 38. simplified the labor of cleaning clothes at home
- 40. preserved food and medicines by keeping them cool
- 41. navigation tool that changed sea exploration
- 43. two-wheeled personal transportation device, still widely used
- 45. first used for ship-to-shore communication