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Rebecca "Becky" Schroeder (born 1962) is an American inventor and one of the youngest females to be granted a U.S. patent at the age of 12. [1] At the age of 10, she conceived the idea of a luminescent backing sheet that would enable writing in the dark. This innovation led to her receiving U.S. Patent 3,832,556 on August 27, 1974. [2]
Henry George Ferguson (4 November 1884 – 25 October 1960) was a British mechanic and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor and its three point linkage system, for being the first person in Ireland to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99.
Hooked on Phonics is a commercial brand of educational materials, initially designed to teach reading through phonics. First marketed in 1987, the program uses systematic phonics and scaffolded stories to teach letter–sound correlations as part of children's literacy.
Michael C. Harvey (also known as M. C. Harney or M. C. Harvey) was an American inventor. He is known for inventing an improvement in the wick-raiser of the lantern.The original lantern with the wick-raiser improvements is now on display at the Black History Museum.
Thomas E. Murray (October 21, 1860 – July 21, 1929) was an American inventor and businessman who developed electric power plants for New York City as well as many electrical devices which influenced life around the world, including the dimmer switch and screw-in fuse. It has been said that he "invented everything from the power plant up to ...
Wu Yulu, Chinese farmer and inventor of home-made robots; Adam Wybe (1584–1653), Dutch – inventor of the cable car on multiple supports; Arthur Wynne (1871–1945), UK – creator of crossword puzzle