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Question: This statesman, politican, scholar, inventor, and one of our early presidents invented the swivel chair, the spherical sundial, the moldboard plow, and the cipher wheel.
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Correct Answer Jefferson managed all this while being the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and our third president.
Question: Benjamin Franklin was a prolific inventor. He invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, studied electricity, discovered the Gulf Stream, started the first library, and on and on. Among his many other inventions, what musical instrument did he invent?
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Correct Answer Ben also holds a lot of firsts - first U.S. ambassador, first political cartoonist, first American philosopher, organized the first fire department, and on and on.
Question: Who is often called the 'first African-American' inventor?
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Correct Answer Banneker was a member of the planning committee that designed Washington, DC along with Pierre L'Enfant. When L'Enfant was fired Banneker recreated the plans from memory.
