The Mentor: Great American Inventors, Vol. 1, Num. 29, Serial No. 29

The Mentor
“A Wise and Faithful Guide and Friend”
Vol. 1 No. 29
ELI WHITNEY 1765-1825
ROBERT FULTON 1765-1815
ELIAS HOWE 1819-1867
S. F. B. MORSE 1791-1872
ALEX. GRAHAM BELL 1847-
THOMAS ALVA EDISON 1847-
By H. ADDINGTON BRUCE
Anyone who reads the history of the United States must be impressed with the supremely important part played by the inventor in the evolution of the nation. The explorer and pioneer, the statesman, diplomat, and soldier,—all these have contributed, and contributed notably, to the upbuilding of the mighty republic of today. But it is beyond dispute that in the long run their efforts would have counted for comparatively little had it not been for the genius of those who have bent their energies to the devising of means for the development of the country’s marvelously rich resources, and have still further added to the national wealth by the creation of unsuspected channels for the profitable employment of human enterprise and labor.
WHITNEY’S ARMORY