Fact Book
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.
13283. Invention
Invention : ultrasound imaging, obstetric
Year : 1958
Inventor : ian donald
Country : uk.
13284. Invention
Invention : vaccination
Year : 1796
Inventor : edward jenner
Country : england.
13285. Invention
Invention : vacuum cleaner, electric
Year : 1901
Inventor : herbert cecil booth
Country : uk.
13286. Invention
Invention : velcro
Year : 1948
Inventor : george de mestral
Country : switzerland.
13287. Invention
Invention : vending machine
Year : c. 100-200 bc
Inventor : -
Country : egypt.
13288. Invention
Invention : viagra
Year : 1997
Inventor : pfizer inc.
Country : us.
13289. Invention
Invention : video games
Year : 1972
Inventor : nolan bushnell
Country : us.
13290. Invention
Invention : videocassette recorder
Year : 1969
Inventor : sony corp.
Country : japan.
13291. Invention
Invention : videotape
Year : 1950s
Inventor : charles ginsburg
Country : us.
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