Inventions Aspirin 1899 Dr Felix Hoffman Germany Atom

Inventions

Aspirin 1899 Dr. Felix Hoffman (Germany)

Atom Bomb 1945 Julius Robert Oppenheimer (U. S. A. )

Autogiro 1923 Juan de la Cierva (Spain)

Automobile (steam) 1769 Nicolas Cugnot (France)

Automobile (gasoline) 1855 Karl Benz (Germany)

Bakelite 1907 Lwo H. Backcland (Belgium/ USA)

Balloon 1783 Jacques & Joseph Montgolfier (France)

Ballpoint Pen 1888 John J. Loud (U. S. A. )

Barbed Wire 1873 Joseph Glidden (U. S. A. )

Bicycle Tyres (pneumatic) 1888 John Boyd Dunlop (Scotland)

Bifocal Lens 1780 Benjamin Franklin (U. S. A. )

Bullet 1849 Claude Minie (France)

Bunsen Burner 1858 Robert Bunsen (Germany)

Burglar Alarm 1851 Edwin Holmes (U. S. A. )

Carburettor 1876 Gottlieb Damlier (Germany)

Carpet Sweeper 1876 Melville Bissell (U. S. A. )

Car Radio 1929 William Lear & Elmer Wavering (U. S. A. )

Cash Register 1879 James Ritty (U. S. A. )

Cellophane 1908 Jacques Brandenberger (Switzerland)

Celluloid 1861 Alexander Parkes (England)

Cement 1824 Joseph Aspdin (England)

Chain Drive 1491 -93 Leonardo Da Vinci (Italy)

Chronometer 1735 John Harrison (England)

Cinema 1895 Louis Nocolus Lumiere & Louis Jean Lumiere (France)

Classification of Data For Libraries 1876 Melvil Dewey (U. S. A. )

Clock (mechanical) 725 I-Hsing & Liang Ling. Tsan (China)

Clock (pendulum) 1657 Christian Huygens (Netherlands)

Dacron 1941 J. R. Whinfield & J. T. Dickson (England)

Dental plate 1817 Anthony Plantson (U. S. A. )

Dental plate (rubber) 1855 Charles Goodyear (U. S. A. )

Diesel Engine 1895 Rudolf Diesel (Germany)

Disc Brake 1902 Dr. F. Lanchester (England)

Electric Battery 1800 Alessandro Volta (Italy)

Electric Blanket 1946 Simmons Co. (U. S. A. )

Electric Cooking Utensil 1874 St. George Lane-Fox (England)

Electric Fan 1882 Schuyler Wheeler (U. S. A. )

Electric Flat Iron 1882 H. W. Seeley (U. S. A. )

Electric Generation (static) 1660 Otto von Gueriche (Germany)

Electric Lamp 1879 Thomas Alva Edison (U. S. A. )

Electric Motor (DC) 1873 Zenobe Gramme (Belgium)

Electric Motor (AC) 1888 Nikola Tesla (U. S. A. )

Electric Washing Machine (The Thor) 1908 Hurley Machine Co. (U. S. A. )

Electromagnet 1824 William Sturgeon (England)

Electromagnetic Induction 1831 Michael Faraday (Great Britain)

Electronic Computer 1942 J. G. Brainerd, J. P. Eckert & J. W. Mauchly (U. S. A. )

Elevator 1852 Elisha Otis (U. S. A. )

Film (Musical) 1923 Dr. Lee de Forest (U. S. A. )

Film (talking) 1926 Warner Brothers (U. S. A. )

Food Frozen 1923 Clarence Birdseye (U. S. A. )

Fountain pen 1884 Lewis Waterman (U. S. A. )

Gas Lighting 1792 William Murdock (Scotland)

Glider 1853 Sir George Cayley (England)

Gramophone 1878 Thomas Alva Edison (U. S. A. )

Gyro Compass 1911 Elmer Sperry (U. S. A. )

Helicopter 1930 D’Ascanio (Italy)

Hovercraft 1955 Christopher Cockerell (England)

Jet Engine 1937 Sir Frank Whittle (England)

Laser 1960 Dr. Charles Townes (U. S. A. )

Launderette 1934 J. F. Cantrell (U. S. A. )

Lightning Conductor 1752 Benjamin Franklin (U. S. A. )

Linoleum 1860 Frederick Walton (England)

Locomotive 1804 Richard Trevithick (England)

Loom (power) 1785 Edmund Cartwright (England)

Loudspeaker 1921 Chester Rice & Edward Kellogg (U. S. A. )

Machine Gun 1861 Richard Gaffing (U. S. A. )

Margarine 1863 Hippolyte Mege. Mouries (France)

Match (safety) 1855 J. E. Lundstrom (Sweden)

Microphone 1876 Alexander Graham Bell (U. S. A. )

Microscope 1590 Zacharias Janssen (Netherlands)

Microscope (electron) 1940 Vladimir Zworykin (Russia)

Molecular Hypothesis 1811 Amadeo Avogadro (Italy)

Motorcycle 1848 Edward Butler (England)

Motor Scooter 1919 Granville Bradshaw (England)

Neon Lamp 1915 Georges Claude (France)

Nylon 1937 Dr. Wallace Carothers (U. S. A. )

Parachute 1797 Andre Jacques Garnerin (France)

Parking Meter 1935 Corlton C. Magee (U. S. A. )

Phonograph 1878 Thomas Alva Edison (U. S. A. )

Photography (on metal) 1826 Joseph Nicéphore Niepce (France)

Photography (on paper) 1835 W. H. Fox Talbot (England)

Photography (on film) 1888 John Carbutt (U. S. A. )

Piano 1709 Bartolomeo Cristofori (Italy)

Printing Press 1455 Johannes Gutenberg (Germany)

Printing (Rotary) 1846 Richard Hoe (U. S. A. )

Propeller (ship) 1827 Francis Smith (England)

Radar 1922 Dr. Albert H. Taylor & Leo C. Young (U. S. A. )

1896 Antoine Becquerel (France) Radioactivity

Radio Telegraphy (over 1 km) 1895 Lord Ernest Rutherford (British-New Zealand)

Radio Telegraphy (Trans-Atlantic) 1901 Guglielmo Marconi (Italy)

1883 Sir Joseph Swann (England) Rayon

Razor (Safety) 1895 King C. Gillette (U. S. A. )

1931 Col. Jacob Schick (U. S. A. ) Razor (Electric)

Reaper 1826 Henry Ogle (U. S. A. )

Record (long-playing) 1948 Dr. Peter Goldmark (U. S. A. )

1851 James Harrison (Australia) Refrigerator

Revolver 1835 Samuel Colt (U. S. A. )

Rocket Engine 1926 Robert H. Goddard (U. S. A. )

Rubber (waterproof) 1819 Charles Macintosh (Scotland)

1841 Charles Goodyear (U. S. A. ) Rubber (vulcanised)

Rubber (tyres) 1857 Thomas Hancock (England)

Rubber (latex foam) 1928 Dunlop Rubber Co. (England)

1849 William Hunt (U. S. A. ) Safety Pin

Ship (steam) 1775 J. C. Perier (France)

Ship (turbine) 1894 Sir Charles Parsons (England)

Silicones 1904 Prof. F. S. Kipping (England)

Skyscraper 1885 William Le Baron Jenney (U. S. A. )

Slide Rule 1621 William Oughtred (England)

Spectacles 1284 Salvino D’Armate (Italy)

Spinning frame 1769 Sir Richard Arkwright (England)

Spinning Jenny 1764 James Hargreaves (England)

Spinning Mule 1779 Samuel Crompton (England)

Steam Engine 1698 Thomas Savery (England)

Steam Engine (piston) 1712 Thomas Newcomen (England)

Steam Engine (condenser) 1765 James Watt (Scotland)

Steel Production 1885 Henry Bessemer (England)

Steel (stainless) 1913 Harry Brearley (England)

Stethoscope 1890 Rene Laennec (France)

Streetcar (electric) 1879 Ernst Werner von Siemens (Germany)

Submarine 1776 David Bushnell (U. S. A. )

Synthesizer 1964 Dr. Robert Arthur Moog (U. S. A. )

1914 Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton (England) Tank (military)

Telegraph 1837 Sir William Cooke & Sir Charles Wheatstone (England)

Telegraph Code 1837 Samuel Morse (U. S. A. )

Telephone 1876 Alexander Graham Bell (U. S. A. )

Telescope 1608 Hans Lippershey (Netherlands)

Time Recorder 1890 Harlow Bundy (USA)

Tractor 1892 John Froelich (U. S. A. )

Tractor (Caterpillar) 1900 Benjamin Holt (U. S. A. )

Transformer (induction coil) 1842 William Stanley, Jr. (U. S. A. )

1948 John Bardeen, William Shockley & Walter Brattain (U. S. A. ) Transistor

1864 Peter Mitterhofer (Austria) Typewriter

1796 Vaccination Dr. Edward Jenner (England)

Variable Wing 1956 Sir Barnes Neville Wallis (England)

Watch (self-winding) 1791 Abraham. Louis Breguet (France)

Welder (electric welding) 1877 Elihu Thompson (U. S. A. )

Xerography 1938 Chester Floyd Carlson (U. S. A. )

X-ray 1895 Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (Germany)

Zeppelin (Rigid Airship) 1899 Ferdinand von Zeppelin (Germany)

Zip Fastener 1893 Whitcomb L. Judson (U. S. A. )