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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 becomes 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 blinded 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 s0 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.
Our lives are made easier, longer, warmer and speedier by (46) . A few inventions were named after their inventors. Here are some:
Inventors Description of inventions
John Bowler: the (47) hat known as the bowler
Louis Braille: his own (48) known as Braille
Rudolf Diesel: (49) that began a transport revolution
Charles Rolls: the world-famous (50) car