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Inventor: Wilson Bentley Discovery: snowflakes Childhood: Wilson Bentley was born on February 9 1865 on a farm in Jericho. He lived with his brother Charlie and his mother. Wilson Bentley loved to study weather in his boy hood. At the age fifteen he drew over one hundred snowflakes and says that a snowflake is never the same.

What caused this person to discover the snowflake? Wilson Bentley loved the snow so when he found a microscope in the basement then he took snow and looked and saw tiny things and their name is ‘Snowflake’. Wilson Bentley said that to make a snowflake show more clear use a sharp knife to cut off the negative parts.

How is the discovery helpful? What was the result? Snowflakes are inspiring to people in many ways.

More facts Threw out Wilson Bentley's life he drew 5,000 snowflakes. His mother was his teacher till he was 15. To look at a snowflake he would use a microscope.