KIDS QUIZ
FAMOUS INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Jan Ernst Matzeliger
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Micheal Jordan
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jan Matzeliger invented the automatic shoe lasting machine, mechanizing the complex process of joining a shoe sole to its upper, and revolutionizing the shoe industry. Matzeliger was born in Dutch Guiana (now Suriname) and was self-educated.
Detailed explanation-2: -In celebration of Black History Month, we invite you to learn about how 2006 National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF) Inductee Jan Ernst Matzeliger revolutionized the shoe industry by inventing the automatic shoe-lasting machine, a device that mechanically produced 3D wooden molds essential to shoe construction.
Detailed explanation-3: -On March 20, 1883, Matzeliger received patent number 274, 207 for a machine that held a shoe on a last, gripped and pulled the leather down around the heel, set and drove in the nails, and then discharged the completed shoe.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jan Matzeliger settled in the United States in 1873 and trained as a shoemaker. In 1883, he patented a shoe lasting machine that increased the availability of shoes and decreased the price of footwear.