Printable Famous Inventions Crosswords

Uncover the ingenuity behind groundbreaking discoveries. From the wheel to the internet, explore world-changing inventions.

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Famous Inventions

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  1. 2. Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
  2. 5. Adolphe's brassy woodwind hybrid
  3. 7. Edison's peephole into moving pictures
  4. 8. Seeing with echoes in the dark
  5. 9. A soft landing for a high flyer

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  1. 1. Bakeland's synthetic legacy of a thousand uses
  2. 3. A chesty listener that keeps the heart in check
  3. 4. The first time sound was etched in stone or wax
  4. 6. Otis gave this invention its ups and downs

Famous Inventions

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  1. 1. Distant sound makes one 'phone home,' perhaps.
  2. 2. Writing tool, or 'pen' and 'cil' for drawing.
  3. 6. Seeing the small, or a 'scope' for the 'micro' world.
  4. 8. A hot worker, creating power from water's breath.
  5. 9. Initially, a press for mass production of lies, perhaps?

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  1. 1. Distant viewer, or a 'scope' for the 'tele' vision.
  2. 3. Processing data, or 'put in' 'com'putations.
  3. 4. A point for wanderers, but not in a storm.
  4. 5. To turn earth over, or 'low' in the field.
  5. 7. What turns around in a grand scheme?

Famous Inventions

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  1. 1. Invisible waves that see through the thickest clouds.
  2. 6. Beads on a wire that add up to something significant.
  3. 7. Baird's box that sees the world but has no eyes.
  4. 8. Listening for the bottom of the world.
  5. 9. A face with hands but no voice to speak.
  6. 10. Lumiere's magic that moves in the dark.

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  1. 2. Alfred's boom that funded a peaceful legacy.
  2. 3. Making a big deal out of the very small.
  3. 4. It provides a ring but offers no finger.
  4. 5. Dots and dashes that bridged the Atlantic gap.

Famous Inventions

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  1. 1. Gutenberg's machine for spreading the written word
  2. 6. Scientific instrument for exploring the tiny
  3. 8. Substance used to prevent infection in wounds
  4. 10. A concentrated beam of light with many uses
  5. 11. Detection system used by pilots and meteorologists

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  1. 2. The only way to get a payload into orbit
  2. 3. The vapor that powered the first locomotives
  3. 4. Edison's bright idea for banishing the dark
  4. 5. Small electronic switch that changed everything
  5. 7. A medical shield against infectious diseases
  6. 9. It captures a single moment in time forever

Famous Inventions

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  1. 1. It always points the way for the lost traveler
  2. 5. Gutenberg's machine for mass-producing words
  3. 6. It uses radio echoes to track distant objects
  4. 8. The tiny switch that made modern gadgets possible
  5. 9. A mechanical tracker of passing moments
  6. 10. High-speed propulsion for crossing oceans
  7. 11. Moving pictures on a grand theatrical scale

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  1. 2. It brought the invisible world into focus
  2. 3. It amplifies the rhythmic beating of a heart
  3. 4. Focused light that can cut or heal
  4. 5. The moldable material that defined an era
  5. 7. The invention that made the world a smaller place

Famous Inventions

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  1. 1. Lift that carries people up and down in buildings.
  2. 8. Portable device used for solving math problems.
  3. 10. Equipment used to capture and save photographs.

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  1. 2. Measurement tool used to check your temperature.
  2. 3. Box used for listening to music and news broadcasts.
  3. 4. Famous medicine used to treat many infections.
  4. 5. Man-made object that orbits around the Earth.
  5. 6. Cleaning tool that sucks up dirt from floors.
  6. 7. Water vessel powered by a steam engine.
  7. 9. System that uses radio waves to find airplanes.

Famous Inventions

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  1. 2. Watt's power, a vital part of history's engine.
  2. 7. Pain reliever, eases the ache in a sane way.
  3. 8. Underwater vessel, a marine bun, perhaps.
  4. 9. Jenner's shield, protects against a cruel vice.
  5. 10. Marconi's wireless wonder, a broadcast from within.
  6. 11. Ancient invention, turns things around.

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  1. 1. Primal discovery, ignites warmth and light.
  2. 3. Keys to communication, often quiet at first.
  3. 4. Roentgen's vision, sees right through you.
  4. 5. Ford's moving creation, a true mobility marvel.
  5. 6. Captures moments, an early mirror image.
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