Inventors and their Inventions New inventions are
appearing every day to make our lives easier, longer, warmer, speedier and so
on. But only a few inventors design a new machine or product that be comes so
well-known that the invention, named after its creator, becomes a household
word. Here are four famous inventors and the invention that are named after
them: 1. John Bowler, a London hatter who designed the hard round hat known
as the bowler in about 1850. It has become the symbol of a respectable British
man. 2. Louis Braille (1809—1952), born in France. He was blind as a child.
In 1924 he developed his own alphabet patterns known as Braille by which the
blind could read by touch. 3. Rudolf Diesel (1858—1913), a German engineer
who invented the diesel engine in 1897 and so began a transport revolution in
cars, lorries and trains. 4. Charles Rolls, a car salesman who with the
engineer Henry Royce created the world famous Rolls-Royce car. Inventors and their Inventions Our lives are made
easier, longer, warmer and speedier by (46) . A few
inventions were named after their inventors. Here are some: inventors
description inventions John Bowler The (47) hat
bowler Louis Braille His own (48) Braille Rudolf Diesel
An engine that began a transport revolution (49) Charles
Rolls The world-famous car (50) car