1. Inventors and Scientists
Created by Mrs. Martin

2. Jonas Salk
Born: 1914
Died: 1995
He was a Virologist Scientist
who developed the first
successful polio vaccine. Polio
was a devastating disease
before his vaccine in the 1950s
that left many people with life
long handicaps.

3. Mary Anderson
Born: 1866
Died: 1953
She invented the windshield wiper blade for cars patent in 1905.

4. Maria Mitchell
Born: 1818
Died: 1889
She was an the first known female American astronomer and she
discovered the comet that was named “Miss Mitchells Comet”.

5. Cyrus
McCormick
Born: 1809
Died: 1884
He invented the first
commercially successful
reaper which made harvesting
crops faster for farmers.

6. Louis Pasteur
Born: 1822
Died: 1895
He was a French chemist and
microbiologist most well
known for his discoveries in
vaccinations and
pasteurization.
Vaccinations are the shots we
receive from doctors to keep
us well.
Pasteurization is a process of
making cow’s milk safe for us
to drink.

7. Ada Augusta Byron Lovelace
Born: 1815
Died: 1852
This famous woman scientist wrote a scientific paper in 1843 that
introduced the creation of computer software artificial intelligence
and computer music.

8. Albert Einstein
Born: 1879
Died: 1955
He was a theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of
relativity and unlocked secrets of the universe. His discoveries led
to the development of television, remote control devices, automatic
door openers, lasers, and DVD-players.

9. Ruth Handler
Born: 1916
Died: 2002
She invented the plastic doll
model that became known as
the Barbie doll.

10. Jocelyn Bell
Burnell
Born: 1943
Died: not yet
She is an astrophysicist that
discovered the first radio
pulsars.
Radio pulsars are rotating
neutron stars that emit radio
waves and sounds that can be
picked up on human radio
frequencies.

11. Benjamin Franklin
Born: 1706
Died: 1790
He was a scientist and inventor. He invented the lightening rod, the
furnace stove, bifocal glasses, and the odometer (measures miles
driven in your car).

12. Jane Goodall
Born: 1934
Died: not yet
She is a scientist that is best known for her 54-year study of African
chimpanzees.

13. Bill Gates
Born: 1955
Died: not yet
He invented the Microsoft
operating system for personal
computers with college friend
Paul Allen.