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