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Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Juan Trippe

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page profile of influential innovator, Juan Trippe, whose vision and ideas revolutionized air travel with the birth of mass aviation and Pan American Airways.
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Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Wilbur and Orville Wright

For Students 9th - 10th
Two self-taught Midwestern brothers broke the barrier of the air, succeeding where others with government grants and engineering degrees had failed, and shaping the course of the twentieth century.
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Who Made America?: Innovators: George Westinghouse, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page profile of influential innovator, George Westinghouse, Jr., whose vision and ideas helped to increase the safety of the railroad system in America. His experimentation with electricity also had a huge impact on the power...