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3. Lemelsons MIT Program, Basketball (Game), January 11 th, 2011, http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/naismith.html http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/naismith.html For one of the classes he instructed, Naismith was charged by the superintendent to come up with new games that could help bring recreational sports into the gymnasium.

4. Invention: Basketball Basketball was first played with 2 peach baskets and a soccer ball. At first, basketball was called “Duck on a Rock.” Basketball was invented (officially) in1949. An estimated 300 million people play the game today. Basketball is less brutal today than it was when it was first played.

5. Inventor: James Naismith James Naismith was born November 6 th,1861, in Canada. Naismith lived with his Grandmother because his parents died. He had 3 siblings. James was an outstanding athlete. He died November 28 th, 1939.