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Invention (Year) | Inventor | Country |
Adding machine (1642) | Pascal | France |
Aeroplane (1903) | Orville & Wilbur Wright | USA |
Air Conditioning (1902) | Carrier | USA |
Airplane (Jet Engine) (1939) | Ohain | Germany |
Airship (Non-rigid) (1852) | Henri Giffard | France |
Atomic bomb (1945) | J Robert Oppenheimer | USA |
Ball-point pen (1888) | John J Loud | USA |
Barometer (1644) | Evangelista Torricelli | Italy |
Battery (Electric) (1800) | Alessandro Volta | Italy |
Bicycle (1839-40) | Kirkpatrick Macmillan | Britain |
Bicycle tyres (Pneumatic) (1888) | John Boyd Dunlop | Britain |
Bifocal lens (1780) | Benjamin Franklin | USA |
Bleaching Powder (1798) | Tennant | Britain |
Bunsen burner (1855) | R Willheim von Bunsen | Germany |
Burglar alarm (1858) | Edwin T Holmes | USA |
Camera (Kodak) (1888) | Walker Eastman | USA |
Car (Steam) (1769) | Nicolas Cugnot | France |
Car (Petrol) (1888) | Karl Benz | Germany |
Carburetor (1876) | Gottlieb Daimler | Germany |
Cassette (Videotape) (1969) | Sony | Japan |
Cement (Portland) (1824) | Joseph Aspdin | Britain |
Cinema (1895) | Nicolas & Jean Lumiere | France |
Clock (Mechanical) (1725) | I-Hsing & Liang Ling-Tsan | China |
Clock (Pendulam) (1656) | Christian Huygens | Netherlands |
Compact disc (1972) | RCA | USA |
Compact disc player (1979) | Sony, Philips | Japan, Netherlands |
Computer (Laptop) (1987) | Sinclair | Britain |
Computer (Mini) (1960) | Digital Corp | USA |
Diesel engine (1895) | Rudolf Diesel | Germany |
Dynamo (1832) | Hypolite Pixii | France |
Electric flat iron (1882) | H W Seeley | USA |
Electric lamp (1879) | Thomas Alva Edison | USA |
Electric motor (DC) (1873) | Zenobe Gramme | Belgium |
Electric motor (AC) (1888) | Nikola Tesla | USA |
Electric Iron (1882) | Henry W Seeley | USA |
Electric washing machine (1906) | Alva J Fisher | USA |
Electro-magnet (1824) | William Sturgeon | Britain |
Electron (1897) | Thomson J | Britain |
Electroplating (1805) | Luigi Brugnatelli | Italy |
Electronic computer (1824) | Dr Alan M Turing | Britain |
Facsimile machine (1843) | Alexander Bain | Britain |
Fibre optics (1955) | Kepany | Britain |
Film (Moving outlines) (1885) | Lois Prince | France |
Film (Talking) (1922) | J Engl. J Mussolle & H Vogt | Germany |
Galvanometer (1834) | Andre-Marie Ampere | France |
Gramophone (1878) | Thomos Alva Edison | USA |
Helicopter (1924) | Etienne Oehmichen | France |
Hydrogen Bomb (1952) | Edward Teller | USA |
Intelligence Testing (1905) | Simon Binet | French |
Jet Engine (1937) | Sir Frank Whittle | Britain |
Laser (1960) | Theodore Maiman | USA |
Launderette (1934) | J F Cantrell | USA |
Lift (Mechanical) (1852) | Elisha G Otis | USA |
Lighting conductor (1752) | Benjamin Franklin | USA |
Loudspeaker (1900) | Horace Short | Britain |
Machine gun (1718) | Richard Gatling | Britain |
Magnetic recording tape (1928) | Fritz Pfleumer | Germany |
Microphone (1876) | Alexander Graham Bell | USA |
Microscope (Comp.) (1590) | Z Janssen | Netherlands |
Microscope (Elect.) (1931) | Ruska Knoll | Germany |
Microwave oven (1947) | Percy LeBaron Spencer | USA |
Motor cycle (1885) | G Daimier | Germany |
Movie projector (1893) | Thomas Edison | USA |
Neon lamp (1910) | Georges Claude | France |
Neutron bomb (1958) | Samuel Cohen | USA |
Optical fibre (1955) | Narinder Kapany | Germany |
Pacemaker (1952) | Zoll | USA |
Photoelectric cell (1893) | Julius Elster, Hans F Geitel | Germany |
Photography (On metal) (1826) | J N Niepce | France |
Photography (On paper) (1835) | WH Fox Talbot | Britain |
Piano (1709) | Cristofori | Italy |
Pistol, revolver (1836) | Colt | USA |
Radar (1922) | A H Taylor & Leo C Young | USA |
Radiocarbon dating (1947) | Libby | USA |
Radio telegraphy (1864) | Dr Mohlon Loomis | USA |
Radio telegraphy (Trans Atlantic) (1901) | G Marconi | Italy |
Rayon (1883) | Sir Joseph Swan | Britain |
Razor (Electric) (1931) | Col Jacob Schick | USA |
Razor (Safety) (1895) | King C Gillette | USA |
Refrigerator (1850) | James Harrison, Alexander catlin | USA |
Rubber (Latex foam) (1928) | Dunlop Rubber Co. | Britain |
Rubber (Tyres) (1846) | Thomas Hancock | Britain |
Rubber (Vulcanised) (1841) | Charles Goodyear | USA |
Rubber (Waterproof) (1823) | Charles Macintosh | Britain |
Safety pin (1849) | Walter Hunt | USA |
Ship (Steam) (1775) | I C Perier | France |
Ship (Turbine) (1894) | Hon Sir C Parsons | Britain |
Steam engine (1698) | Thomas Savery | Britain |
Steam engine (Piston) (1712) | Thomas Newcomen | Britain |
Steam engine (Condenser) (1765) | James Watt | Britain |
Steel (Stainless) (1913) | Harry Brearley | Britain |
Stethoscope (1819) | Laennec | French |
Submarine (1776) | David Bushnell | USA |
Super computer (1976) | J H Van Tassel | USA |
Tank (1914) | Sir Emest D Swington | Britain |
Taper recorder (1899) | Fessenden Poulsen | Denmark |
Telegraph (1787) | M Lammond | France |
Telegraph code (1837) | Samuel F B Morse | USA |
Telephone (Cellular) (1947) | Bell Labs | USA |
Telephone (Imperfect) (1849) | Antonio Meucci | Italy |
Telephone (Perfect) (1876) | Alexander Graham Bell | USA |
Telescope (1608) | Hans Lippershey | Netherlands |
Television (Mechanical) (1926) | John Logie Baird | Britain |
Television (Electronic) (1927) | P T Farnsworth | USA |
Television (Colour) (1928) | John Logie Baird | Britain |
Transformer (1831) | Michael Faraday | Britain |
Transistor radio (1955) | Sony | Japan |
Uranium Fission (Atomic reactor) (1942) | Szilard Fermi | USA |
Vacuum cleaner (Elec.) (1907) | Spangler | USA |
Video tape (1956) | Charles Ginsberg | USA |
Washing machine (Elec.) (1907) | Hurley Machine Co. | USA |
Watch (1462) | Bartholomew Manfredi | Italy |
Wireless (Telegraphy) (1896) | G Marconi | Italy |
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