1. Inventors Mrs. Curry Oakway Middle School March 22, 2003

2. Beulah Louise Henry 1887 - 1949 1887 – ????

3. Vacuum Ice Cream Freezer oMs. Henry’s first patent oPatented in 1912

4. Snap-on Umbrella Covers o1924 Umbrella with snap-on covers oSold process for $50,000

5. Toys Educational oKiddie Klock oCross Country board game Other o1929 Dolly Dips o1935 Miss Illusion doll

6. Other Inventions o1932 Protograph o1940 Bobbinless sewing machine o1952 Continuously-attached envelopes

7. Samuel Finley Breese Morse 1791 - 1872

8. Telegraph o1832 idea of telegraph o1840 granted patent o1858 transatlantic telegraph

9. Morse Code o1838 invents Morse Code oDots and dashes are symbols for letters and numbers

10. First Message oSent message May 24, 1844 oFrom Washington, D.C to Baltimore, MD oWhat hath God wrought?What hath God wrought?

11. Alexander Graham Bell 1847 – 1942

12. Telephone o1874 sketch of telephone oFebruary 14, 1876 applied for patent

13. First Phone Call oMarch 10, 1876 first speech heard o“Mr. Watson, come here I want to see you.” oJanuary 25, 1915 formal opening of transcontinental telephone line oNew York to San Francisco

14. Other Inventions oPhotophone o1881 Metal Vacuum Jacket breathing apparatus oFebruary 23,1909 Silver Dart first powered flight in Canada Silver Dart

15. Thomas Alva Edison 1847 - 1931

16. Phonograph 1877 Cylinder Phonograph 1887 New Phonograph First Words Recorded “Mary Had a Little Lamb”

17. Light Bulb o1878 – 1879 light bulb lasts for 13 hours

18. Kinetoscope and Kinetograph o1888 idea for Kinetoscope oAugust 24, 1891 patent applied for Kinetoscope and Kinetograph

19. Bibliography oPictures used by permission Library of Congress American Memory Collection oPicture of Beulah Henry and bobbinless sewing machine are pending permission