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My Book of Inventors


By Sophia

Chester Greenwood

Chester Greenwood invented ear muffs. He was born in 1858. Chester Greenwood had big ears and was allergic to wool so he could not put a scarf over his ears. Chester went home and took a piece of wire and made a circle. He asked his mother to sew. He bent another piece of wire and made a thing that could go around his head. He went and got a patent so no one would take his idea

George crum

George crum invented potato chips. He was born in 1822. He traveled around the world and he worked as a mountain guide and a trader. In the summer of 1853 he found moon lake house where he started to cook. He had an angry customer. Because the customer thought the potato weren't crisp enough, George created potato chips

Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson invented windshield wipers. She was born in 1866. In 1903 she took a trip to NewYork City. It was a snowy mess! People had to wipe their windshield off by hand. It made traffic slow. She began to sketch a windshield wiper and got it done!

Victor Ochoa

Victor Ochoa invented a little plane. Ochoa the Ochoa plane. His first plane was a glider with folding wings like a bird, he was born in 1850 in Mexico