Match each inventor to what they invented.

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Famous Inventors & Inventions: Match

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Pair each item with the one it belongs to.

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Preview14 pairs to match

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Johannes Gutenberg

James Watt

Eli Whitney

George Stephenson

Samuel Morse

Louis Daguerre

Alexander Graham Bell

Thomas Edison

Karl Benz

Nikola Tesla

Guglielmo Marconi

The Wright Brothers

Philo Farnsworth

Tim Berners-Lee

Right

The improved steam engine

Electronic television

Photography

The World Wide Web

The railway locomotive

The airplane

The radio

The automobile

The electric telegraph

The printing press

The phonograph

The cotton gin

The alternating-current motor

The telephone

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Sign in to start a roadYou are hereInventors: Match the InventionPlay to start earning toward Bronze.Sign in to start a roadAge of Exploration: Match the VoyagePlay to start earning toward Bronze.Sign in to start a roadScientists: Match the DiscoveryPlay to start earning toward Bronze.Sign in to start a roadVoyages & Expeditions: Match the LeaderPlay to start earning toward Bronze.

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Sign in to start a roadName the Famous InventorsPlay to start earning toward Bronze.Sign in to start a roadInventors: Multiple ChoicePlay any difficulty to start earning toward Bronze.Sign in to start a roadYou are hereInventors: Match the InventionPlay to start earning toward Bronze.Sign in to start a roadInventors: Tile SelectPlay to start earning toward Bronze.Sign in to start a roadInventions in Chronological OrderPlay to start earning toward Bronze.

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Sign in to start a roadYou are hereInventors: Match the InventionPlay to start earning toward Bronze.Sign in to start a roadWorld War II Battles & Events: Match the DatePlay to start earning toward Bronze.Sign in to start a roadThe Twelve Olympians: MatchPlay to start earning toward Bronze.Sign in to start a roadBritish Monarchs: Match the ReignPlay to start earning toward Bronze.Sign in to start a roadFamous Battles: Match the YearPlay to start earning toward Bronze.View all 43 →

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