Did you know that Alexander Graham Bell, known for inventing the telephone, originally wanted the standard greeting to be Ahoy instead of Hello? Another interesting fact is that Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb, actually held over 1,000 patents in his lifetime. In the field of medicine, we have Dr. Charles Chamberland to thank for inventing the autoclave, a device used to sterilize medical instruments. And let's not forget about Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who created the World Wide Web in 1989, revolutionizing the way we access and share information. Moving towards transportation, the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, are credited with building and flying the world's first successful airplane in 1903. In the realm of space exploration, it was the Soviet Union who launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957. Lastly, we have Hedy Lamarr, a Hollywood actress who also co-invented a frequency-hopping system during World War II, which laid the foundation for modern Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technology. These inventors and their groundbreaking creations have significantly impacted our lives and shaped the world we live in today.