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Factropica Fast Facts and quizzes by Beth Rowen Related Links Thomas Edison Biography A Guide to Inventions and Discoveries…On (and Under) the Water
Most people think Robert Fulton invented the steamboat. But in fact, John Fitch, an American, built and operated a steamboat on the Delaware River in 1787, but his passenger business failed. Fulton's…The National Inventors Hall of Fame
The Inventors Hall of Fame, located in Akron, Ohio, was established in 1973 by the National Council of Patent Law Associations, now the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations,…Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries
Roundup of Recent Science Milestones, 2008…astrolabe
(Encyclopedia) astrolabeastrolabeăsˈtrəlāb [key], instrument probably used originally for measuring the altitudes of heavenly bodies and for determining their positions and movements. Although its…Glaser, Donald Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Glaser, Donald Arthur, 1926–2013, American physicist, b. Cleveland, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 1950. He was a professor at the Univ. of Michigan from 1950 to 1959, when…Cort, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Cort, Henry, 1740–1800, English inventor. He revolutionized the British iron industry with his use of grooved rollers to finish iron, replacing the process of hammering, and through…Aston, Francis William
(Encyclopedia) Aston, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist. He was affiliated with the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, from 1910. In 1922 he received the Nobel Prize in…Senefelder, Aloys
(Encyclopedia) Senefelder, AloysSenefelder, Aloysäˈlōüs zāˈnəfĕlˌdər, äˈlois [key], 1771–1834, German lithographer, b. Prague. Senefelder invented lithography in Munich c.1796. In 1818 he published a…Marvin, Charles Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Marvin, Charles Frederick, 1858–1943, American meteorologist, b. Putnam (now part of Zanesville), Ohio, grad. Ohio State Univ., 1883. He entered (1884) the U.S. Signal Service,…Trending
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