Where Would We Be?
Where would we be without these famous inventors? Find 13 objects, one for each inventor, which you
would not have without the inventor. Be ready to defend your object. For example, Ben Franklin
discovered the lightning rod, which led to electricity. So, you could build an argument for just about
anything that can be plugged into a wall.
1. Ben Franklin
2. Alexander Graham Bell
3. Thomas Edison
4. Henry Ford
5. Eli Whitney
6. Charles Babbage
7. Tim Bernes-Lee
8. Clarence Frank Birdseye
9. George Eastman
10. John Harvey Kellogg
11. James Naismith
12. Levi Strauss
13. Orville and Wilber Wright
Where would we be answers
1. Ben Franklin electricity
2. Alexander Graham Bell the telephone
3. Thomas Edison the light bulb
4. Henry Ford The automobile
5. Eli Whitney The cotton gin – spun cotton to make clothes
6. Charles Babbage The computer
7. Tim Bernes-Lee The internect
8. Clarence Frank Birdseye Frozen food
9. George Eastman Roll film
10. John Harvey Kellogg Dried cereal
11. James Naismith the game of basketball
12. Levi Strauss Blue jeans
13. Orville and Wilber Wright Airplane
Where would we be without these famous inventors? Find 13 objects, one for each inventor, which you
would not have without the inventor. Be ready to defend your object. For example, Ben Franklin
discovered the lightning rod, which led to electricity. So, you could build an argument for just about
anything that can be plugged into a wall.
1. Ben Franklin
2. Alexander Graham Bell
3. Thomas Edison
4. Henry Ford
5. Eli Whitney
6. Charles Babbage
7. Tim Bernes-Lee
8. Clarence Frank Birdseye
9. George Eastman
10. John Harvey Kellogg
11. James Naismith
12. Levi Strauss
13. Orville and Wilber Wright
Where would we be answers
1. Ben Franklin electricity
2. Alexander Graham Bell the telephone
3. Thomas Edison the light bulb
4. Henry Ford The automobile
5. Eli Whitney The cotton gin – spun cotton to make clothes
6. Charles Babbage The computer
7. Tim Bernes-Lee The internect
8. Clarence Frank Birdseye Frozen food
9. George Eastman Roll film
10. John Harvey Kellogg Dried cereal
11. James Naismith the game of basketball
12. Levi Strauss Blue jeans
13. Orville and Wilber Wright Airplane