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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.

13172. Invention
Invention : nuclear reactor
Year : 1942
Inventor : enrico fermi
Country : us.

13173. Invention
Invention : nylon
Year : 1937
Inventor : wallace h. carothers
Country : us.

13174. Invention
Invention : oil lamp
Year : 1784
Inventor : aime argand
Country : switzerland.

13175. Invention
Invention : oil well
Year : 1859
Inventor : edwin laurentine drake
Country : us.

13176. Invention
Invention : pacemaker, cardiac
Year : 1952
Inventor : paul m. zoll
Country : us.

13177. Invention
Invention : paper
Year : c. 105
Inventor : ts'ai lun
Country : china.

13178. Invention
Invention : paper clip
Year : 1899
Inventor : johan vaaler
Country : norway.

13179. Invention
Invention : paper towel
Year : 1931
Inventor : arthur scott
Country : us.

13180. Invention
Invention : parachute, modern
Year : 1797
Inventor : andre-jacques garnerin
Country : france.

13181. Invention
Invention : parking meter
Year : 1932
Inventor : carl c. magee
Country : us.

13182. Invention
Invention : particle accelerator
Year : 1929
Inventor : sir john douglas cockcroft, ernest thomas sinton walton
Country : ireland/uk.

13183. Invention
Invention : pasteurization
Year : 1864
Inventor : louis pasteur
Country : france.

13184. Invention
Invention : pen, ballpoint
Year : 1938
Inventor : lazlo biro
Country : hungary.

13185. Invention
Invention : pencil
Year : 1565
Inventor : conrad gesner
Country : switzerland.

13186. Invention
Invention : periodic table
Year : 1871
Inventor : dmitry ivanovich mendeleyev
Country : russia.

13187. Invention
Invention : personal watercraft, motorized
Year : 1968
Inventor : bombardier, inc.
Country : canada.

13188. Invention
Invention : petroleum jelly
Year : 1870s
Inventor : robert chesebrough
Country : us.

13189. Invention
Invention : phonograph
Year : 1877
Inventor : thomas alva edison
Country : us.

13190. Invention
Invention : photocopying (xerography)
Year : 1937
Inventor : chester f. carlson
Country : us.

13191. Invention
Invention : photography
Year : 1837
Inventor : louis-jacques-mande daguerre
Country : france.

13192. Invention
Invention : photography, instant
Year : 1947
Inventor : edwin herbert land
Country : us.

13193. Invention
Invention : play-doh
Year : 1956
Inventor : noah w. & joseph s. mcvicker
Country : us.

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