Great inventors

BAIRD, JOHN LOGIE

John Logie Baird (1888-1946) was a Scottish inventor and engineer who was a
pioneer in the development of mechanical television.

BALLPOINT PEN
The first non-leaking ballpoint pen was invented in 1935 by the Hungarian brothers
Lazlo and Georg Biro.

BELL, ALEXANDER GRAHAM

Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847, Edinburgh, Scotland - August 2, 1922,
Baddek, Nova Scotia) invented the telephone (with Thomas Watson) in 1876.

BERNERS-LEE, TIM
Tim Berners-Lee (1955- ) invented the World Wide Web.

BRAILLE
Braille is a coded system of raised dots that are used by the blind to read.

BRAILLE, LOUIS
Louis Braille (1809-1852) improved a coded system of raised dots used by the blind
to read.

BRAILLE TYPEWRITER
The Hall Braille typewriter (also called a Braillewriter or Brailler) was invented in
1892 by Frank Haven Hall.

CARLSON, CHESTER F.
Chester Floyd Carlson (1906-1968) invented xerography (which means "dry writing"
in Greek) in 1938.

CAXTON, WILLIAM
William Caxton (1422?-1491) was an English businessman, royal advisor, translator,
editor, and printer who set up England's first printing press in 1476.

CELLULAR PHONE
The first automatic analog cellular phone was made in the 1960's. Commercial
models were introduced in Japan by NTT on December 3, 1979.

DOWNING, PHILIP B.
The street letter drop mailbox with a hinged door that closed to protect the mail was
invented by Philip B. Downing. Downing, an African-American inventor, patented his
new device on October 27, 1891 (US Patent # 462,096).