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New inventions are appearing New inventions are appearing every day to make our lives easier, every day to make our lives easier, longer, warmer, speedier and so longer, warmer, speedier and so on. But only a few inventors on. But only a few inventors design a new machine or product design a new machine or product that becomes so well-known that that becomes so well-known that the invention, named after its the invention, named after its creator, becomes a household creator, becomes a household word. Here are eight famous word. Here are eight famous inventors and the inventions that inventors and the inventions that are named after them:are named after them:

Great Inventors.Great Inventors.

Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell Akito MoritaAkito Morita James M.SpanglerJames M.Spangler John Logie BairdJohn Logie Baird Nicephore NiepceNicephore Niepce Bill GatesBill Gates Orville WrightOrville Wright Sergei KorolyevSergei Korolyev

Their great inventionsTheir great inventions

TelephoneTelephone Personal StereoPersonal Stereo Vacuum cleanerVacuum cleaner TelevisionTelevision PhotographyPhotography Microsoft-DOCMicrosoft-DOC AirplaneAirplane Artificial satelliteArtificial satellite

Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell

In 1876 Alexander In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell, an Graham Bell, an American American engineer, invented engineer, invented telephonetelephone

Akito MoritaAkito Morita

Akito Morita Akito Morita (Japan) developed (Japan) developed the first personal the first personal stereo-Sony stereo-Sony WalkmanWalkman

James M.SpanglerJames M.Spangler

In 1908 James In 1908 James M.Spangler from M.Spangler from the USA built the the USA built the first vacuum first vacuum cleanercleaner

John Logie BairdJohn Logie Baird

John Logie Baird John Logie Baird from Scotland from Scotland invented television invented television in 1926in 1926

Nicephore NiepceNicephore Niepce

Nicephore Niepce Nicephore Niepce from France from France pioneered pioneered photography in photography in 18291829

Bill GatesBill Gates

In 1981 Bill GatesIn 1981 Bill Gates (USA) created (USA) created

Microsoft-DOC Microsoft-DOC (Disk Operating (Disk Operating System)System)

Orville WrightOrville Wright

Orville Wright Orville Wright built the first built the first airplane in 1903airplane in 1903

Sergei KorolyevSergei Korolyev

Sergei Sergei Korolyev(Russia) Korolyev(Russia) designed the first designed the first artificial satellite artificial satellite in 1957in 1957

Some inventionsSome inventions The first Russia's automobile was designed by P. A. The first Russia's automobile was designed by P. A.

Frez and E. A. Yakovlev. By May 1896 the car Frez and E. A. Yakovlev. By May 1896 the car had been had been built.built.

In 1945 the Nobel prize was given to Alexander Fleming for In 1945 the Nobel prize was given to Alexander Fleming for penicillin [,pem'silin] that penicillin [,pem'silin] that had been discovered had been discovered in 1928.in 1928.

The first gas stove The first gas stove had been made had been made long before the first long before the first electric stove appearedelectric stove appeared

In the middle of the 19th century, although it In the middle of the 19th century, although it had been had been tested, tested, the sewing machine did not interest very many the sewing machine did not interest very many people.people.

In 1928 Richard Drew perfected the Scotch tape, which In 1928 Richard Drew perfected the Scotch tape, which had had beenbeeninvented invented by Jim Kirst from the USA in 1923.by Jim Kirst from the USA in 1923.

The first ballpoint pen was produced in 1940 though it The first ballpoint pen was produced in 1940 though it had had beenbeeninvented invented by L. Biro, a Hungarian artist and journalist, in by L. Biro, a Hungarian artist and journalist, in 1905.1905.

In 1996, Japanese scientists created a solar powered car In 1996, Japanese scientists created a solar powered car calledcalledDream. Dream. To create it they used solar cells, which To create it they used solar cells, which had been had been developeddevelopedin the middle of this century.in the middle of this century.