https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9gjsb7umciox Made with magic en-us 2019-10-08 18:22:42 UTC 2025-10-06 11:23:49 UTC hello@padlet.com 521324 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9gjsb7umciox/wish/395749133 Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish born American inventor, scientist, and engineer. He was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, UK and died August 2,1922 in Beinn Bhreagh. He is credited for inventing the first practical telephone. In 1885 he co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Some of his other inventions are Mine detector, Graphophone, and twisted pair.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell]]> 2019-10-09 17:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9gjsb7umciox/wish/395749133 521324 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9gjsb7umciox/wish/395749344 Edwin Drake was an American businessman and the first American to successfully drill for oil. He was born on March 29, 1819 and died November 9, 1880.  He only drilled three wells while he lived. He was known as the "Father of the Petroleum Industry" due o the technology he devised to drill the first commercial oil well in the U.S. It revolutionized how crude oil was produced and launched the large-scale petroleum industry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Drake]]> 2019-10-09 17:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9gjsb7umciox/wish/395749344 521324 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9gjsb7umciox/wish/395749885 Christopher Sholes was and american inventor. He was born on February 14, 1819 in Mooresburg, PA and died February 17,1890 in Milwaukee WI.  He is best known as the"Father of the Typewriter" even though he did not invent it.  He did develop the first practical commercial machine. He also developed the Qwerty keyboard that is still use today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Latham_Sholes]]> 2019-10-09 17:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9gjsb7umciox/wish/395749885 521324 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9gjsb7umciox/wish/395750244 John D Rockefeller was and American business magnate and philanthropist.  He was born July 8 , 1839 in Richford, NY and he died May 23 , 1937 in The Casements Ormond Beach, FL He is considered the wealthiest person in america of all time.  He is best known for his oil refinery he built near Cleveland. In 1870 he incorporated the Standard oil company. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller]]> 2019-10-09 17:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9gjsb7umciox/wish/395750244 521324 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9gjsb7umciox/wish/395750981 Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who is mostly known for creating a successful steamboat. He was born on November 14, 1765 in Pennsylvania  and he died February 24, 1815 in New York.  His steamboat carried passengers from New York City and Albany, New York. Fulton was the son of an Irish immigrant.  He was first a painter but he admitted his defeat as a painter and turn to canal engineering.
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