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

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