The Fifteen Richest Inventors of All Time

Inventions make our lives easier, but inventions also make the inventors wealthy in some cases.

Thomas Edison was known for creating the electric lightbulb, motion picture camera, phonograph and X-Ray machine, but he also had 1,000 patents to his name, his inventions made him worth about $200 million.

Other inventions however are slightly less useful in daily life, Crocs made Scott Seamans, Lyndon Hanson, and George Boedecker Jr worth $1 billion.

Check out the list below showcasing the 15 richest inventors of all time, pulled together by Red Candy:

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