Teen Trivia (Ages 13-15): Famous Inventors and Their Inventions Trivia Word Search

This self-taught engineer patented a portable refrigeration unit that helped preserve food and medicine during World War II.

This American businessman improved on earlier sewing-machine designs and built a manufacturing empire around them.

This American engineer built one of the first commercially successful steamboats, launched on the Hudson River in 1807.

An American inventor named '_ _ _ _ _ _' Hollerith built a punched-card tabulating machine used for the 1890 U.S. census.

An engineer named '_ _ _ _ _' Armstrong invented FM radio in the early 1930s, dramatically reducing static compared to AM signals.

This Hollywood actress co-invented a radio frequency-hopping system in World War II that later inspired Wi-Fi technology.

This American engineer invented the microwave oven in the 1940s after a candy bar melted in his pocket near radar equipment.

This American physicist co-invented the integrated circuit and later co-founded a major microprocessor company.

This Italian astronomer significantly improved the telescope's design and used it to discover four of Jupiter's moons.

This American engineer personally designed the Apple II computer, working alongside a more famous co-founder.

This American engineer designed the first modern air conditioning system in 1902 to control humidity at a printing plant.

This American businessman founded a cereal company after recovering at the same sanitarium that inspired the Kellogg brothers.

This English physician developed the world's first vaccine, protecting against smallpox, in 1796.

This American industrialist invented a safety device that stopped elevators from falling if their cable snapped.

This American inventor patented a revolving-cylinder firearm design in 1836 that let a gun fire multiple shots without reloading.

These two Ohio bicycle-shop brothers achieved the first sustained, powered airplane flight in 1903.

This Russian-American engineer developed an early electronic television camera tube in the 1920s.

This American businessman popularized the disposable-blade safety razor in the early 1900s.

This American inventor's mechanical reaper sped up wheat harvesting and transformed 19th-century farming.

This German mathematician built on earlier mechanical calculators to create a machine that could also multiply and divide.

This British merchant patented the use of tin-coated cans for preserving food shortly after a French chef pioneered sealed jars.

Often called the father of computing, this English mathematician designed an early mechanical calculator called the Difference Engine.

This American innkeeper accidentally invented a popular cookie in the 1930s when a chopped chocolate bar didn't fully melt into her dough.

This American statesman, famous for his kite experiment in a thunderstorm, invented the lightning rod and bifocal glasses.

This German engineer patented a compression-ignition engine in the 1890s that now bears his name.

The inventor of electronic television was named '_ _ _ _ _' Farnsworth.

This French chemist developed a heat-treatment process that kills harmful bacteria in milk and other beverages.

This Scottish scientist discovered penicillin in 1928 after noticing mold had killed bacteria in a petri dish.

This German inventor's mid-15th-century printing press with movable type transformed how books were made.

This prolific American inventor held over 1,000 patents, including ones for the phonograph and a practical lightbulb.

This American pharmacist invented a carbonated soft drink in 1886 that was originally sold as a tonic at soda fountains.

This American computer scientist and Navy rear admiral invented the first compiler, a program that translates code.

This Hungarian-Argentine journalist invented a pen that used a rolling ball instead of a fountain nib.

This German engineer built what's widely considered the first practical automobile powered by an internal combustion engine.

A Dutch eyeglass maker named '_ _ _ _' is often credited with building one of the first practical telescopes in 1608.

This African American inventor improved the carbon filament used in lightbulbs, making them longer-lasting and cheaper to produce.

This English mathematician wrote what's considered the first computer algorithm, meant for Babbage's Analytical Engine.

This German physicist discovered a type of invisible ray in 1895 that could photograph the bones inside a living hand.

This American engineer co-invented the integrated circuit, or microchip, in 1958.

Born Sarah Breedlove, this entrepreneur's hair-care line made her one of America's first self-made female millionaires.

This Italian inventor sent the first transatlantic radio signal in 1901.

The World Wide Web was invented in 1989 by a British computer scientist named '_ _ _' Berners-Lee.

This American scientist invented an instant-film camera that developed photographs within minutes, launching a famous camera brand.

This Swedish chemist invented dynamite in 1867, making explosives far safer to handle and transport.

This American entrepreneur invented a self-wringing mop after growing tired of cleaning up broken glass with an old-fashioned one.

This American engineer co-founded an arcade game company and helped launch the video-game industry in the early 1970s.

This American doctor and his brother accidentally invented a flaked breakfast cereal while experimenting with boiled wheat dough.

This Russian-American engineer built the first mass-produced helicopter.

This English engineer developed an inexpensive process for mass-producing steel from molten iron in the 1850s.

This French artist developed one of the first practical photographic processes, announced to the public in 1839.

This American dressmaker patented an improved ironing board in 1892, shaped to fit sleeves more easily.

This American businessman invented an airtight plastic food-storage container that still bears his name.

This French weaver invented a loom in 1804 controlled by punched cards, an early ancestor of computer programming.

This American industrialist didn't invent the automobile, but he revolutionized its production with the moving assembly line.

Born in Suriname, an inventor named '_ _ _' Matzeliger built a machine in 1883 that could shape 700 pairs of shoes a day.

This American physicist launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926.

This Scottish engineer's improvements to the steam engine in the 1760s and 70s helped power the Industrial Revolution.

This American scientist developed hundreds of new uses for the peanut and sweet potato to help struggling Southern farmers.

This African American inventor patented an early traffic signal and a safety hood that became a precursor to the gas mask.

This Canadian-American engineer invented an automatic lubricator that let steam engines run long stretches without stopping.

This American inventor demonstrated the first computer mouse in a famous 1968 presentation now nicknamed 'The Mother of All Demos.'

This American blacksmith developed a polished steel plow in 1837 that could slice through the sticky prairie soil of the Midwest.

This American inventor created a waterproof, reusable diaper cover in the 1940s, paving the way for later disposable diapers.

Blinded as a child, this Frenchman invented a system of raised dots that lets blind people read by touch.

This American entrepreneur made photography affordable for the masses by founding a company known for its roll-film cameras.

This Swedish astronomer proposed a temperature scale in 1742 that places water's freezing and boiling points 100 degrees apart.

This engineer, who worked on NASA projects, accidentally invented a powerful water-blasting toy while designing a new kind of heat pump.

This Serbian-American engineer developed the alternating-current system that still powers homes today.

This British surgeon pioneered the use of antiseptic techniques in operating rooms during the 1860s, sharply reducing infections.

This English physicist developed an incandescent lightbulb around the same time as Edison, sparking a legal dispute.

This Swiss engineer invented a hook-and-loop fastener after studying burrs stuck to his dog's fur.

This American inventor built the first practical mechanical dishwasher, unveiling it at the 1893 World's Fair.

This Scottish-born inventor patented the telephone in 1876 and later founded a major telephone company.

This British engineer patented an early jet engine design in the 1930s.

This American inventor patented one of the first practical sewing machines in 1846.

This American chemist invented a super-strong synthetic fiber used in bulletproof vests while researching lightweight tire materials.

This American physicist invented the dry-copying process that led to the modern photocopier.

This American confectioner developed affordable milk-chocolate bars using mass-production methods in the late 1800s.

This American inventor developed a system of dots and dashes used to send messages over the telegraph.

This French mathematician built one of the first mechanical calculators as a teenager to help his tax-collector father.

This German-American merchant, working with tailor Jacob Davis, patented riveted blue denim work pants in 1873.

This American insurance salesman patented a reliable fountain pen in 1884 after a leaky one ruined an important contract.

This early steam locomotive, built by George and Robert Stephenson in 1829, helped launch the railway age.

This American newspaper editor invented the modern typewriter, arranging its keys in the QWERTY layout still used today.

This American inventor discovered the process of vulcanizing rubber, making it far more durable, in 1839.

This American inventor's 1793 cotton gin sped up the removal of seeds from cotton fibers.

This French chef developed a method of preserving food in sealed glass jars, laying the groundwork for canning.

This Scottish engineer gave the first public demonstration of a working television system in 1926, using mechanical scanning discs.

This American inventor patented an early hand-operated windshield wiper in 1903.

This American industrialist designed a luxurious railroad sleeping car that made long train journeys far more comfortable.

This American entrepreneur co-founded Apple and later helped popularize the iPod and iPhone.

This German engineer patented a rotating-disk scanning device in 1884 that became an early building block of television.