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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.
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