Ohio is home to many inventors or famous people. Garrett Morgan was known for inventing the gas mask and traffic signal.
Granville Woods made or improved many inventions for the railroad system. He is also known as the black Thomas Edison.
The Wright Brothers were known for the first flight.
Thomas Edison made the electric light bulb and had over 1000 patents.
Learn about many other famous people from OH. Famous Ohioans:
Wilbur (1867-1912) and Orville Wright (1871-1948), inventors. Pioneers in powered flight. Try the flight-sim game to see how hard it was to control the 1903 Flyer.
Neil Armstrong (1930-2012 ), astronaut. The first to set foot on the moon.
Judith Resnik (1949-1986), astronaut. The second American woman to go into space.