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10 Inventors Killed by Their Own Inventions

10 Henry Smolinski (died – 1973)

Invention: Mizar (Flying Car)

Death: Right wing of the vehicle detached from

the car during a flight The crash killed Smolinski

09 Henry Winstanley (1644 – 1703)

Invention: Eddystone lighthouse Death: Refused to leave the lighthouse during

the Great Storm of 1703 It collapsed

07 William Bullock (1813 – 1867)

Invention: Rotary printing press Death: Crushed his foot testing his machine.

The foot developed gangrene which proved

fatal

08 Otto Lilienthal (1848 – 1896)

Invention: Glider Death: Struck by a gust of wind, his glider stalled

during flight The subsequent 50ft fall broke his

spine

05 Horace Hunley (1823 – 1863)

Invention: Submarine Death: Went aboard for a routine training

exercise The vessel sank

06 Alexander Bogdanov (1873 –

1928)

Invention: Blood transfusion

Death: Gave himself a blood transfusion with

contaminated or incompatible blood

03 Li Si (280BC – 208BC)

Invention: Five Pains method of torture Death: Convicted of treason and had five

pieces of his anatomy removed Bled to death

04 Thomas Midgley Jr (1889 – 1944)

Invention: Bed lift to aid the disabled

Death: Accidentally entangled himself in the

strings of his design Subsequently strangled

01 Marie Curie (1867 – 1934)

Invention: Discovering radium & polonium Death: Took no precautions handling

radioactive material Died of aplastic anemia caused by radiation exposure

02 Franz Reichelt (1879 – 1912)

Invention: Parachute suit

Death: Jumped off the Eiffel Tower as a test run.

Parachute didn’t open

Give each one of these inventors warnings, using the expressions in the box:

BE SURE TO DON’T FORGET TO MAKE SURE TO REMEMBER TO TRY NOT TO

Ex.: Don’t forget to turn off the lights before leaving.

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What do you know about each one of these inventions? Make sentences about their function, using TO and FOR: Ex.: We use cell phones to call people We use cell phones for calling people.

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