INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES lISTENING 1 Read this quotation. Say what Simon Newcomb got wrong? Think of at least 3 reasons why fl ying is practical.
“Machine
s heavier than air will never fly . It is not practical. It will ne ver be im por tant and it is prob ably imp ossible.”
Simon Newcomb (1835-1909)
2 a) Find the right ending from the box. 1 A person who designs buildings is called… 2 A person who designs engines and machines is called… 3 A person who has invented / designed something that hasn’t existed before is called… 4 A person who creates work of arts, paintings and drawings is called…
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an inventor. an artist. an architect. an engineer.
