FREE Inventors and Inventions Cheat Sheets

Your kids are probably familiar with who invented the telephone or the incandescent light bulb. They might remember who invented the sewing machine or the printing press. But do they know who invented the hundreds of other inventions that have shaped society and changed our lives? Do they know who invented macadam, waterproof fabric, cell phones, or early computers? And what about all the fun things that have been invented over the years like beach balls, computer mice, and the chocolate chip cookie? Give them a chance to discover 400 inventors from history with these FREE Inventors and Inventions Cheat Sheets!

Studying inventors and inventions is a fun way to explore history, and these FREE Inventors and Inventions Cheat Sheets can be your guide. You’ll find a list of 400 inventors, arranged alphabetically, along with: 

• their date of birth
• their date of death
• what they invented
• when they invented it

You’ll also find a list of the inventors and their inventions that includes the same information arranged chronologically by invention date. 

Whether your kids want to study the history of inventions or something more specific like the history of inventions related to communications, the military, music, computers, or many other themes, this list is an indispensable resource. You’ll find lots of information here that can serve as a springboard to discovering more than you ever imagined! 

For example, did you know that Clarence Birdseye invented a fast and efficient way to freeze food only two years before Robert Goddard invented a liquid-fueled rocket engine? Or would you be surprised to learn that high-definition television was first invented in the 1930s? 

These cheat sheets can stand alone or can make a great addition to your FREE Homeschool Binder!

Download this FREE Inventors and Inventions Cheat Sheets set for your students today! This is just one set of our popular cheat sheets. You can find a library of cheat sheets here (and keep watching for more sets still to come). 

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Bonnie Rose Hudson

Bonnie Rose Hudson works as the Director of SchoolhouseTeachers.com, the curriculum site of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine®. Her heart’s desire is for every child to feel the love of God and know how special they are to Him. She would love for you to stop by her website WriteBonnieRose.com for homeschool and history curriculum, resources to help teach your children about missions and the persecuted Church, free history and writing printables, ways you can write for the homeschool market, and to check out her newest release from JourneyForth, The Hidden Village, an early reader set in India.