Inventors+and+Entrepreneurs

=Activity 3: Inventors and Entrepreneurs?=

Go to the following sites and find the answers the questions below on the worksheet provided by your teacher. Click on the picture to view the website.

Inventors design and develop new products and entrepreneurs recognize the opportunities, take the risks of starting new businesses, and accept the challenges. Inventors are often entrepreneurs, but not always.

We think of the following people as inventors. Were they also entrepreneurs? Did they bring products to market? How have they changed our lives?
 * 1) Who invented the airplane?
 * 2) Did they start an airline for consumers?


 * 1) Who invented the electric light bulb and other electrical products?
 * 2) What company brought the products to market?
 * 1) Who invented the telephone?
 * 2) When?


 * 1) Who invented the lightning rod?
 * 2) What else did he invent?