Wikipedia Tour: Famous Inventors

by DailyLit

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Ever wondered who invented the television? Or who invented Kodak film (hint: his last name wasn't Kodak)? In the Famous Inventors tour, you'll learn about the people behind some of the innovations that have changed and shaped our world. Reading about their lives and their inventions, perhaps you'll feel inspired to do some inventing of your own!

The text of this Wikipedia Tour is available from Wikipedia under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.

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Welcome to our _Wikipedia Tour: Famous Inventors_. Each day we’ll send you a link to a new article about a famous inventor on Wikipedia. The introduction to each day’s article is included in the installment so you can choose to read just the introduction or the full article.
Happy reading!
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