Fact Book
13073. Invention
Invention : defibrillator
Year : 1952
Inventor : paul m. zoll
Country : us.
13074. Invention
Invention : dentures
Year : c. 700 bc
Inventor : etruscans
Country : italy.
13075. Invention
Invention : detector, metal
Year : late 1920s
Inventor : gerhard fisher
Country : germany/us.
13076. Invention
Invention : detector, home smoke
Year : 1969
Inventor : randolph smith, kenneth house
Country : us.
13077. Invention
Invention : diamond, artificial
Year : 1955
Inventor : general electric co.
Country : us.
13078. Invention
Invention : diapers, disposable
Year : 1950
Inventor : marion donovan
Country : us.
13079. Invention
Invention : digital videodisc (dvd)
Year : 1995
Inventor : consortium of international electronics companies
Country : japan, us, the netherlands.
13080. Invention
Invention : dishwasher
Year : 1886
Inventor : josephine cochrane
Country : us.
13081. Invention
Invention : dna fingerprinting
Year : 1984
Inventor : alec jeffreys
Country : uk.
13082. Invention
Invention : doughnut (ring) or donut
Year : 1847
Inventor : hanson crockett gregory
Country : us.
13083. Invention
Invention : door, revolving
Year : 1888
Inventor : theophilus von kannel
Country : us.
13084. Invention
Invention : drinking fountain
Year : c. 1905-1912
Inventor : luther haws, halsey w. taylor (invented separately)
Country : us.
13085. Invention
Invention : dry cleaning
Year : 1855
Inventor : jean baptiste jolly
Country : france.
13086. Invention
Invention : dynamite
Year : 1867
Inventor : alfred nobel
Country : sweden.
13087. Invention
Invention : elastic, fabric
Year : c. 1830
Inventor : thomas hancock
Country : uk.
13088. Invention
Invention : electric chair
Year : 1888
Inventor : harold p. brown, arthur e. kennelly
Country : us.
13089. Invention
Invention : electrocardiogram (ecg, ekg)
Year : 1903
Inventor : willem einthoven
Country : the netherlands.
13090. Invention
Invention : electroencephalogram (eeg)
Year : 1929
Inventor : hans berger
Country : germany.
13091. Invention
Invention : electronic mail (e-mail)
Year : 1971
Inventor : ray tomlinson
Country : us.
13092. Invention
Invention : elevator, passenger
Year : 1852
Inventor : elisha graves otis
Country : us.
13093. Invention
Invention : encyclopedia
Year : c. 4th century bc or 77 ad
Inventor : speusippus (compliation of plato's teachings) or pliny the elder (comprehensive work)
Country : greece or rome.
13094. Invention
Invention : engine, internal-combustion
Year : 1859
Inventor : etienne lenoir
Country : france.
13095. Invention
Invention : engine, jet
Year : 1930
Inventor : sir frank whittle
Country : uk.
13096. Invention
Invention : engine, liquid-fueled rocket
Year : 1926
Inventor : robert h. goddard
Country : us.
13097. Invention
Invention : engine, steam
Year : 1698
Inventor : thomas savery
Country : england.
13098. Invention
Invention : escalator
Year : 1891
Inventor : jesse w. reno
Country : us.
13099. Invention
Invention : eyeglasses
Year : 1280s
Inventor : salvino degli armati or alessandro di spina
Country : italy.
13100. Invention
Invention : facsimile (fax)
Year : 1842
Inventor : alexander bain
Country : scotland.
13101. Invention
Invention : fiber optics
Year : 1955
Inventor : narinder s. kapany
Country : india.
13102. Invention
Invention : fiberglass
Year : 1938
Inventor : owens corning (corp.)
Country : us.
13103. Invention
Invention : film, photographic
Year : 1884
Inventor : george eastman
Country : us.
13104. Invention
Invention : flashlight, battery-operated portable
Year : 1899
Inventor : conrad hubert
Country : russia/us.
13105. Invention
Invention : flask, vacuum (thermos)
Year : 1892
Inventor : sir james dewar
Country : scotland.
13106. Invention
Invention : food processor
Year : 1971
Inventor : pierre verdon
Country : france.
13107. Invention
Invention : foods, freeze-dried
Year : 1946
Inventor : earl w. flosdorf
Country : us.
13108. Invention
Invention : foods, frozen
Year : c. 1924
Inventor : clarence birdseye
Country : us.
13109. Invention
Invention : fresnel lens
Year : 1820
Inventor : augustin-jean fresnel
Country : france.
13110. Invention
Invention : fuel cell
Year : 1839
Inventor : william r. grove
Country : uk.
13111. Invention
Invention : genetic engineering
Year : 1973
Inventor : stanley n. cohen, herbert w. boyer
Country : us.
13112. Invention
Invention : geiger counter
Year : 1908
Inventor : hans geiger
Country : germany.
13113. Invention
Invention : glass
Year : c. 2500 bc
Inventor : egyptians or phoenicians
Country : egypt or lebanon.
13114. Invention
Invention : glass, safety
Year : 1909
Inventor : edouard benedictus
Country : france.
13115. Invention
Invention : greeting card, christmas
Year : 1843
Inventor : john callcott horsley
Country : england.
13116. Invention
Invention : guillotine
Year : 1792
Inventor : joseph-ignace guillotin
Country : france.
13117. Invention
Invention : guitar, electric
Year : 1941
Inventor : les paul
Country : us.
13118. Invention
Invention : gunpowder
Year : c. 10th century
Inventor : -
Country : china or arabia.
13119. Invention
Invention : hanger, wire coat
Year : 1903
Inventor : albert j. parkhouse
Country : us.
13120. Invention
Invention : helicopter
Year : 1939
Inventor : igor sikorsky
Country : russia/us.
13121. Invention
Invention : holography
Year : 1948
Inventor : dennis gabor
Country : hungary.
13122. Invention
Invention : hypodermic syringe
Year : 1853
Inventor : charles gabriel pravaz
Country : france.
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