I. Introduction  

· Amateur Inventor
· Professional inventor
· Independent Inventor
· Radical inventor (System originating)
· Conservative (System improving)

II. Thomas Edison

    Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

• Edison a radical inventor
• Edison and independent inventor
• Edison a professional inventor

    General Electric
 

III. Alexander Graham Bell

    Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)

• Bell an amateur inventor
• Bell a radical inventor
• Bell independent

    AT&T, Bell Labs, Lucent
 

IV. George Eastman

    George Eastman (1854-1932)

• Eastman originally an amateur inventor
• Eastman a conservative inventor
• Eastman built a company

    Kodak

V.  Transistors and Semi-Conductors

    1. William Bradford Shockley (1910-1989)
 

• Transistors
• Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory
• Venture Capital
• Fairchild Semiconductor
• Intel

VI.  The Electric Guitar

    1. Les Paul (1915-)

    2. Leo Fender (1909-1991)

    3. T-Bone Walker (1910-1975)
 

VII. Conclusion  

POWERPOINT

	A/P Ian Gordon	History	American Studies	NUS