Famous Inventions

Based on the famous inventor, can you guess which invention or discovery they are typically credited with in the year given?

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  1. Alexander Fleming (1928)
  2. Alexander Graham Bell (1876)
  3. Thomas Edison (1879)
  4. Johannes Gutenberg (1440)
  5. James Watt (1765)
  6. Guglielmo Marconi (1895)
  7. Orville and Wilbur Wright (1903)
  8. Jonas Salk (1955)
  9. Tim Berners-Lee (1989)
  10. Alessandro Volta (1800)
  11. John Logie Baird (1926)
  12. Karl Drais (1817)
  13. Percy Spencer (1945)
  14. Elias Howe (1846)
  15. Wilhelm Röntgen (1895)
  16. Karl Benz (1886)
  17. Samuel Morse (1837)
  18. Dmitri Mendeleev (1869)
  19. Levi Strauss (1873)
  20. Alfred Nobel (1867)

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  1. Alexander Fleming (1928)
    Penicillin
  2. Alexander Graham Bell (1876)
    Telephone
  3. Thomas Edison (1879)
    Lightbulb
  4. Johannes Gutenberg (1440)
    Printing Press
  5. James Watt (1765)
    Steam Engine
  6. Guglielmo Marconi (1895)
    Radio
  7. Orville and Wilbur Wright (1903)
    Airplane
  8. Jonas Salk (1955)
    Polio Vaccine
  9. Tim Berners-Lee (1989)
    World Wide Web
  10. Alessandro Volta (1800)
    Electric Battery
  11. John Logie Baird (1926)
    Television
  12. Karl Drais (1817)
    Bicycle
  13. Percy Spencer (1945)
    Microwave Oven
  14. Elias Howe (1846)
    Sewing Machine
  15. Wilhelm Röntgen (1895)
    X-Ray Machine
  16. Karl Benz (1886)
    Automobile
  17. Samuel Morse (1837)
    Telegraph
  18. Dmitri Mendeleev (1869)
    Periodic Table
  19. Levi Strauss (1873)
    Blue Jeans
  20. Alfred Nobel (1867)
    Dynamite
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