This document discusses several inventors who are not as well known as household names like Einstein and Edison, but made important contributions. It describes John Walker inventing the first friction match in 1826. It also mentions Garrett Morgan inventing gas masks and traffic signals. Tim Berners-Lee is recognized as inventing the World Wide Web. Dr. Charles Drew pioneered methods for storing blood plasma. Samuel O'Reilly invented the modern rotary tattoo machine, the first to operate on electricity. The conclusion notes there are many unknown inventors and encourages the reader to become future inventors.