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Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Inventions Look for Inventors Innovative Lives Search and browse the National Inventors Hall of Fame Invention Dimension Inventors…

The Inventor of Basketball

The Question: Who invented basketball? The Answer: Basketball is one of the few popular sports with a definite known origin. In 1891, Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield,…

Inventions and Inventors

  Time Tangled Island: Thomas Edison Great Inventions from Great Minds Quiz A Guide to Inventions and Discoveries: From Adrenaline to the Zipper Timeline of Everyday Inventions Milestones in…

Women Inventors

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions   Inventions   Women Inventors Female Ingenuity The "Lady Edisons"—Women Inventors in the 20th Century African-…

Black Scientists and Inventors

Notable African-American Scientists and Inventors       Benjamin Banneker Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights…

Inventor of Ball Bearings

The Question: My son and a friend are working on a an 8th grade history project. Could you tell us who invented or patented bearings? He loves skateboarding and this is why he…

Peanut butter's inventor

The Question: Who invented peanut butter? The Answer: Nobody knows for sure, but it appears to date back as far as the ancient Incas. Peanut…

African-American Inventors

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions   Inventions   African-American Inventors Black Scientists & Inventors African American Inventors Bibliography…

Celebrating African American Inventors

Read about how inventors overcame harsh constraints in order to see their ideas come to life. by Ann Marie Imbornoni Madame C.J. Walker Related Links Black History Month…