Tech Directions - December 2007 - (Page 38) more than fun Entertainment inventors x T Cryptogram Fun Can you decipher this humorous quote? (Hint: I = E). Submitted by D. William Bangert, Okanogan, WA. Each of the inventors listed below made our lives more entertaining in one way or another. See if you can match the inventors with their inventions. Q 1. Guglielmo Marconi 2. Alexander Cartwright 3. George Eastman 4. George Pullman 5. George Ferris 6. Vladimir Zworykin 7. Alexander Graham Bell 8. Galileo Galilei 9. Thomas Edison 10. Walt Disney A. Invented one of the first telescopes B. An expert in the properties of steel, he designed an amusement park ride C. Invented the electronic television system D. Developed a practical wireless telegraphy system commonly known as the radio E. Invented the telephone F. Introduced the first mass-produced camera intended for use by the public H. Invented the game of baseball I. Designed the train sleeping car J. Created the multiplane camera G. Invented the phonograph “O H J I K H J C W N I Q M UQI PIASB KUTTIE WCHS NH CIQXHQJ J U S D S I Z X W S K N A H S M, ASKTWEASB NOI KHSMWJCNAHS HX OHJIZHQL XHQJIQTD I U N I S P D N O I E H B,” —EHWB TUQMHS Design Challenge = Can you design a solid plug gage that will fit each of the shapes below exactly as it passes through each hole?—Ray Bosley, Painesdale, MI. See answers on page 4. We will pay $25 for brainteasers, one-period challenges, and puzzles; $20 for cartoons; and $5 for jokes and humorous anecdotes used on this page. Preferable theme for all submissions is applied science, technology, and technical education. Send contributions to “More Than Fun,” PO Box 8623, Ann Arbor, MI 48107-8623. 38 techdirections ◆ DECEMBER 2007
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