Fact Book

13122. Invention
Invention : hypodermic syringe
Year : 1853
Inventor : charles gabriel pravaz
Country : france.

13123. Invention
Invention : in vitro fertilization (ivf), human
Year : 1978
Inventor : patrick steptoe, robert edwards
Country : uk.

13124. Invention
Invention : ink
Year : c. 2500 bc
Inventor : -
Country : egypt, china.

13125. Invention
Invention : insulin, extraction and preparation of
Year : 1921
Inventor : sir frederick grant banting, charles h. best
Country : canada.

13126. Invention
Invention : integrated circuit
Year : 1958
Inventor : jack s. kilby
Country : us.

13127. Invention
Invention : internet
Year : 1969
Inventor : advanced research projects agency (arpa) at the dept. of defense
Country : us.

13128. Invention
Invention : iron, electric
Year : 1882
Inventor : henry w. seely
Country : us.

13129. Invention
Invention : irradiation, food
Year : 1905
Inventor : -
Country : us/uk.

13130. Invention
Invention : jeans
Year : 1873
Inventor : levi strauss, jacob davis
Country : us.

13131. Invention
Invention : jell-o (gelatin dessert)
Year : 1897
Inventor : pearle b. wait
Country : us.

13132. Invention
Invention : jukebox
Year : 1889
Inventor : louis glass
Country : us.

13133. Invention
Invention : kevlar
Year : 1965
Inventor : stephanie kwolek
Country : us.

13134. Invention
Invention : kool-aid (fruit drink mix)
Year : 1927
Inventor : edwin e. perkins
Country : us.

13135. Invention
Invention : laser
Year : 1958
Inventor : gordon gould and charles hard townes, arthur l. schawlow (invented separately)
Country : us.

13136. Invention
Invention : laundromat
Year : 1934
Inventor : j.f. cantrell
Country : us.

13137. Invention
Invention : lawn mower, gasoline-powered
Year : c. 1940
Inventor : leonard goodall
Country : us.

13138. Invention
Invention : lego
Year : late 1940s
Inventor : ole kirk christiansen
Country : denmark.

13139. Invention
Invention : light bulb, incandescent
Year : 1879
Inventor : thomas alva edison
Country : us.

13140. Invention
Invention : light bulb, fluorescent
Year : 1934
Inventor : arthur compton
Country : us.

13141. Invention
Invention : light-emitting diode (led)
Year : 1962
Inventor : nick holonyak, jr.
Country : us.

13142. Invention
Invention : linoleum
Year : 1860
Inventor : frederick walton
Country : uk.

13143. Invention
Invention : lipstick, tube
Year : 1915
Inventor : maurice levy
Country : us.

13144. Invention
Invention : liquid crystal display (lcd)
Year : 1963
Inventor : george heilmeier
Country : us.

13145. Invention
Invention : lock and key
Year : c. 2000 bc
Inventor : assyrians
Country : mesopotamia.

13146. Invention
Invention : locomotive
Year : 1829
Inventor : george stephenson
Country : england.

13147. Invention
Invention : longbow
Year : c. 1000
Inventor : -
Country : wales.

13148. Invention
Invention : loudspeaker
Year : 1924
Inventor : chester w. rice, edward w. kellogg
Country : us.

13149. Invention
Invention : magnetic resonance imaging (mri)
Year : early 1970s
Inventor : raymond damadian, paul lauterbur
Country : us.

13150. Invention
Invention : margarine
Year : 1869
Inventor : hippolyte mege-mouries
Country : france.

13151. Invention
Invention : matches, friction
Year : 1827
Inventor : john walker
Country : england.

13152. Invention
Invention : metric system of measurement
Year : 1795
Inventor : french academy of sciences
Country : france.

13153. Invention
Invention : microphone
Year : 1878
Inventor : david e. hughes
Country : uk/us.

13154. Invention
Invention : microscope, compound optical
Year : c. 1600
Inventor : hans & zacharias jansen
Country : the netherlands.

13155. Invention
Invention : microscope, electron
Year : 1933
Inventor : ernst ruska
Country : germany.

13156. Invention
Invention : microwave oven
Year : 1945
Inventor : percy l. spencer
Country : us.

13157. Invention
Invention : miniature golf
Year : c. 1930
Inventor : garnet carter
Country : us.

13158. Invention
Invention : mirror, glass
Year : c. 1200
Inventor : venetians
Country : italy.

13159. Invention
Invention : missile, guided
Year : 1942
Inventor : wernher von braun
Country : germany.

13160. Invention
Invention : mobile home
Year : 1919
Inventor : glenn h. curtiss
Country : us.

13161. Invention
Invention : money, paper
Year : late 900s
Inventor : -
Country : china.

13162. Invention
Invention : monopoly (board game)
Year : 1934
Inventor : charles b. darrow
Country : us.

13163. Invention
Invention : morse code
Year : 1838
Inventor : samuel f.b. morse
Country : us.

13164. Invention
Invention : motor, electric
Year : 1834
Inventor : thomas davenport
Country : us.

13165. Invention
Invention : motor, outboard
Year : 1907
Inventor : ole evinrude
Country : norway/us.

13166. Invention
Invention : motorcycle
Year : 1885
Inventor : gottlieb daimler, wilhelm maybach
Country : germany.

13167. Invention
Invention : mouse, computer
Year : 1963-64
Inventor : douglas engelbart
Country : us.

13168. Invention
Invention : muzak
Year : 1922
Inventor : george owen squier
Country : us.

13169. Invention
Invention : nail, construction
Year : c. 3300 bc
Inventor : sumerians
Country : mesopotamia.

13170. Invention
Invention : necktie
Year : 17th century
Inventor : -
Country : croatia.

13171. Invention
Invention : neon lighting
Year : 1910
Inventor : georges claude
Country : france.

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