a Did Caselli's "fax machine" actually work?
b Who designed the first steam engine?
с Who built the first steam engine?
d Why does the story show that inventors need to be patient?
e Who invented the first telephone?
f What did the inventors of Velcro and of paper have in common?
g What was the purpose of the exhibition at the National Laboratory at Upton in 1958?
h Did professor Higindotham understand the potential of his "computer game"?
Discuss the following questions in pairs
• Which information in the article did you already know?
• Which information did you find the most surprising?
Grammar snack: Remake the sentences using Passive Voice instead of Active, for example: In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell, an American engineer, invented telephone. - Telephone was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell, an American engineer.
1. Akito Morita (Japan) developed the first personal stereo – Sony Walkman.
2. In 1908 James M. Spangler from the USA built the first vacuum cleaner.
3. In 1908 US automobile manufacturer Henry Ford created the world's first car assembly line.
4. John Logie Baird from Scotland invented television in 1926.
5. Nicephore Nience from France pioneered photography in 1829.
6. In 1981 Bill Gates (USA) created Microsoft-DOS (Disk Operating System).
7. In 1895 the Lumier brothers patented their cinematography and opened the world's first cinema in Paris.
8. Wilbur and Orville Wright built the first airplane in 1903 (USA).
9. Scottish scientist Ian Wilmat developed the idea of cloning in 1997.
10. Karl Benz produced the world's first petrol-driven motor-car in Germany in 1885.
11. Sergey Korolyev (Russia) designed the first artificial satellite in 1957.
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