Who Invented This Part Two

Much of everyday life depends on inventions so familiar that we rarely wonder where they came from. Someone had to devise the paper we write on, the fastener on a jacket, the way food is kept from spoiling, and the network that brings information into our homes.

This second part of our quiz spans nearly two thousand years of invention, from a court official in ancient China to the computer scientist behind the World Wide Web. In between, you will meet the inventors who helped farmers and factories, a Shaker woman with a clever idea, an ocean explorer, a famous microbiologist, and inventors whose names are still printed on products today.

Some inventions changed history overnight. Others took years to catch on.

How well do you know the people behind everyday things? Take Part Two of our Who Invented This quiz to find out.

Good luck. See how well you know who invented this part two.