Fact Book
13233. Invention
Invention : skates, ice
Year : 1000 bc
Inventor : -
Country : scandinavia.
13234. Invention
Invention : skates, roller
Year : 1760s
Inventor : joseph merlin
Country : belgium.
13235. Invention
Invention : ski, snow
Year : c. 2000-3000 bc
Inventor : -
Country : sweden, finland, norway.
13236. Invention
Invention : skyscraper, steel-frame
Year : 1884
Inventor : william le baron jenney
Country : us.
13237. Invention
Invention : slot machine
Year : 1890s
Inventor : charles fey
Country : us.
13238. Invention
Invention : snowmobile
Year : 1922
Inventor : joseph-armand bombardier
Country : canada.
13239. Invention
Invention : soap
Year : 600 bc
Inventor : phoenicians
Country : lebanon.
13240. Invention
Invention : soft drinks, carbonated
Year : 1772
Inventor : joseph priestley
Country : uk.
13241. Invention
Invention : sonar
Year : 1915
Inventor : paul langevin
Country : france.
13242. Invention
Invention : stamps, postage
Year : 1840
Inventor : sir rowland hill
Country : uk.
13243. Invention
Invention : stapler
Year : 1866
Inventor : george w. mcgill
Country : us.
13244. Invention
Invention : steamboat, successful
Year : 1807
Inventor : robert fulton
Country : us.
13245. Invention
Invention : steel, mass-production
Year : 1856
Inventor : henry bessemer
Country : uk.
13246. Invention
Invention : steel, stainless
Year : 1914
Inventor : harry brearley
Country : uk.
13247. Invention
Invention : stereo, personal
Year : 1979
Inventor : sony corp.
Country : japan.
13248. Invention
Invention : stereophonic sound recording
Year : 1931
Inventor : alan dower blumlein
Country : uk.
13249. Invention
Invention : stethoscope
Year : 1819
Inventor : rene-theophile-hyacinthe laennec
Country : france.
13250. Invention
Invention : stock ticker
Year : 1867
Inventor : edward a. calahan
Country : us.
13251. Invention
Invention : stove, electric
Year : 1896
Inventor : william hadaway
Country : us.
13252. Invention
Invention : stove, gas
Year : 1826
Inventor : james sharp
Country : uk.
13253. Invention
Invention : straw, drinking
Year : 1888
Inventor : marvin stone
Country : us.
13254. Invention
Invention : submarine
Year : 1620
Inventor : cornelis drebbel
Country : the netherlands.
13255. Invention
Invention : sunglasses
Year : 1752
Inventor : james ayscough
Country : uk.
13256. Invention
Invention : sunscreen
Year : 1944
Inventor : benjamin green
Country : us.
13257. Invention
Invention : supermarket
Year : 1930
Inventor : michael cullen
Country : us.
13258. Invention
Invention : synthesizer, music
Year : 1955
Inventor : harry olson, herbert belar
Country : us.
13259. Invention
Invention : synthetic skin
Year : 1981
Inventor : ioannis v. yannas, john f. burke
Country : us.
13260. Invention
Invention : tampon, cotton
Year : 1931
Inventor : earle cleveland haas
Country : us.
13261. Invention
Invention : tank, military
Year : 1915
Inventor : admiralty landships committee
Country : uk.
13262. Invention
Invention : tea bag
Year : early 1900s
Inventor : thomas sullivan
Country : us.
13263. Invention
Invention : teddy bear
Year : 1902
Inventor : morris michtom
Country : us.
13264. Invention
Invention : teflon
Year : 1938
Inventor : roy plunkett
Country : us.
13265. Invention
Invention : telegraph
Year : 1832-35
Inventor : samuel f.b. morse
Country : us.
13266. Invention
Invention : telephone, wired-line
Year : 1876
Inventor : alexander graham bell
Country : scotland/canada/us.
13267. Invention
Invention : telephone, mobile
Year : 1946
Inventor : bell laboratories
Country : us.
13268. Invention
Invention : telescope, optical
Year : 1608
Inventor : hans lippershey
Country : the netherlands.
13269. Invention
Invention : television
Year : 1923, 1927
Inventor : vladimir kosma zworykin, philo taylor farnsworth
Country : russia/us, us.
13270. Invention
Invention : thermometer
Year : 1592
Inventor : galileo
Country : italy.
13271. Invention
Invention : thermostat
Year : 1830
Inventor : andrew ure
Country : uk.
13272. Invention
Invention : threshing machine
Year : 1778
Inventor : andrew meikle
Country : scotland.
13273. Invention
Invention : tire, pneumatic
Year : 1888
Inventor : john boyd dunlop
Country : uk.
13274. Invention
Invention : tissue, disposable facial
Year : 1924
Inventor : kimberly-clark co.
Country : us.
13275. Invention
Invention : tissue, toilet
Year : 1857
Inventor : joseph gayetty
Country : us.
13276. Invention
Invention : toaster, electric
Year : 1893
Inventor : crompton co.
Country : uk.
13277. Invention
Invention : toilet, flush
Year : c. 1591
Inventor : sir john harington
Country : england.
13279. Invention
Invention : tractor
Year : 1892
Inventor : john froehlich
Country : us.
13280. Invention
Invention : traffic lights, automatic
Year : 1923
Inventor : garrett a. morgan
Country : us.
13281. Invention
Invention : transistor
Year : 1947
Inventor : john bardeen, walter h. brattain, william b. shockley
Country : us.
13282. Invention
Invention : typewriter
Year : 1868
Inventor : christopher latham sholes
Country : us.
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