Seven-Up
Seven-Up is the bubbling lemon lime drink
invented by Charles Grigg.
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Smoke Detectors
The first battery operated home smoke detector
was patented in 1969, Randolph Smith and
Kenneth House.
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Snowmobile
In 1922, Joseph-Armand Bombardier developed
the type of sport machine that we know today as
the snowmobile.
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Thermos
Sir James Dewar was the inventor of the Dewar
flask, the first thermos.
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Transistor
John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William
Shockley co-invented the transistor in 1947.
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WD-40
Norm Larsen invented WD-40 in 1953.
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Yellow Pages
In 1886, Reuben H. Donnelly produced the first
Yellow Pages directory
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X-Rays
The history of the X-Ray. Diagnostic X-Ray
systems were invented by Robert Ledley. The
X-Ray tube was invented by William Coolidge
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Polaroid photography was invented by Edwin
Land.
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"Marshmallow candy dates back to ancient
Egypt where it was a honey-based candy
flavored and thickened with the sap of the root
of the Marsh-Mallow plant (althea officinalis).
Marsh-Mallow grows in salt marshes and on
banks near large bodies of water. It is common
in the eastern United States. Until the mid
1800's, marshmallow candy was made using the
sap of the Marsh-Mallow plant.
Gelatin replaces the sap in the modern recipes.
"Today's marshmallows
are a mixture of corn
syrup or sugar, gelatin, gum arabic and
flavoring.
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Outboard Motor
Ole Evinrude invented the outboard motor.
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Jacuzzi
In 1968, Roy Jacuzzi invented and marketed the
first self-contained, fully integrated whirlpool
bath by incorporating jets into the sides of the
tub. JacuzziŽ is the trademarked name for the
invention.
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Java
Java is a programming language and
environment written by Patrick Naughton, Mike
Sheridan and James Gosling.
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Jet Engine
Dr. Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle are
recognized as the co-inventors of the jet
engine.
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LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
James Fergason invented liquid crystal display.
Liquid crystals are
organic substances that
reflect light when voltage is applied.
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Ball Point Pens
The ball-point pen was invented by Ladislo Biro
in 1938.
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Band-Aid
Band-AidŽ is the trademarked name for the 1920
invention belonging to Earle Dickson.
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Basketball
James Naismith invented and named the game
of basketball in 1891.
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Battery
2000 was the 201th anniversary of the invention
of the battery by Alessandro Volta.
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Bikini
The bikini was invented in 1946 and named after
the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the site
of the first atomic bomb testing. The designers
of the bikini were two Frenchmen named
Jacques Heim and Louis Reard.
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Cat Eyes
Percy Shaw patented his road-safety invention
called cat eyes, in 1934 when he was only 23.
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Coat Hangers
Today’s wire coat hanger was inspired by a
clothes hook patented in 1869 by O. A. North.
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Concrete
Concrete was invented by Joseph Monier.
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Diesel
Rudolf Diesel was the inventor of the
diesel-fueled internal combustion engine.
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Dr Pepper
In 1885, Charles Aderton invented the Dr Pepper
soft drink.
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Electric Blanket
In 1936, the first automatic electric blanket was
invented.
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Seat Belts
Volvo had the first safety belts in 1849.
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Air Bags
In 1973, the General Motors research team
invented the first car safety air bags that were
first offered in the 1973 model Chevrolet as an
option
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Alternating Current
Charles Proteus Steinmetz developed theories
on alternating current that allowed for the rapid
expansion of the electric power industry.
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The first envelopes with gummed flaps were
produced in 1844. In Britain, they were not
immediately popular because it was thought to
be a serious insult to send a person's saliva to
someone else.
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Joseph C. Gayetty of New York City invented
toilet paper in 1857.
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Joseph Glidden invented barbed wire on
November 1, 1873.
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Ferdinand Porsche, who later went on to build
sports cars bearing his own name, designed the
original 1936 Volkswagen.
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The first ballpoint pens sold in 1945 were priced
at $12.00 apiece.
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Joseph Priestley, the English chemist, invented
carbonated water. It was a by-product of his
investigations into the chemistry of air.
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Joshua Pusey of Pennsylvania received a
patent for his book matches in 1892.
