An invention is a unique or novel device, method,
composition or process. The invention process is a process within an overall
engineering and product development process. It may be an improvement upon a
machine or product, or a new process for creating an object or a result.
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Inventor
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Inventions
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Year
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Country
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Berthelot
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Acetylene Gas
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1862
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France
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Pascal
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Adding machine
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1642
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France
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Richard Drew
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Adhesive tape, Scotch
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1930
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USA
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Orville & Wilbur Wright
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Aeroplane
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1903
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USA
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Carrier
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Air conditioning
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1902
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USA
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Ohain
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Aeroplane, jet engine
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1939
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Germany
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Henri Giffard
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Airship(non-rigid)
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1852
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France
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Erik Rotheim
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Aerosol spray
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1926
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Norway
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William Kolff
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Artificial heart
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1957
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Netherlands
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J Robert Oppenheimer
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Atomic bomb
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1945
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USA
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Moseley
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atomic numbers
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1913
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Britain
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Dalton
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atomic theory
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1803
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Britain
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John Browning
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automatic rifle
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1918
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USA
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Leo H Baekeland
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Bakelite
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1907
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Belgium
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Wernher von Braun
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ballistic missile
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1944
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Germany
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Jacques & Joseph Montgolfier
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balloon
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1783
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France
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John J loud
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ballpoint pen
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1888
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USA
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Evangelista Torricelli
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barometer
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1644
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Italy
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Alessandro Volta
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battery(electric)
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1800
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Italy
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Kirkpatrick Macmillan
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bicycle
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1839-40
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Britain
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John Boyd Duniop
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bicycle tyres(pneumatic)
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1888
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Britain
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Benjamin Franklin
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bifocal lens
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1780
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USA
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Tennant
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bleaching powder
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1798
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Britain
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R. Willhelm von Bunsen
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Bunsen Burner
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1855
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Germany
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Edwin T. Holmes
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burglar alarms
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1858
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USA
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Newton
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calculus
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1670
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Britain
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Walker Eastman
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camera, Kodak
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1888
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USA
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Appert
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canned food
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1804
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France
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Nicolas Cugnot
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Car(Steam)
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1769
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France
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Karl Benz
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car(Petrol)
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1888
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Germany
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Gottlieb Daimler
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Carburettor
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1876
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Germany
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Philips co.
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Cassette, Audio
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1963
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Holland
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Sony
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Cassette videotape
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1969
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Japan
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Alexander Parkes
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Celluloid
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1861
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Britain
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Joseph Aspdin
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Cement (Portland)
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1824
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Britain
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Ehrlich
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Chemotheraphy
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1909
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Germany
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John Harrison
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Chronometer
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1735
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Britain
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Nicolas and Jean Lumiere
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Cinema
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1895
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France
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I Hsing & Liang Ling Tsan
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Clock (Mechanical)
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1725
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China
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Boyer, Cohen
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Cloning, DNA
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1973
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USA
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Wilmut, et al
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Cloning, mammal
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1996
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UK
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RCA
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Compact disc
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1972
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USA
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Sony, Philips co
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Compact disc player
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1979
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Japan, Netherlands
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Sinclair
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Computer, laptop
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1987
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Britain
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Digital corp
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Computer,mini
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1960
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USA
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Arthur Wynne
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Crossword puzzle
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1913
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USA
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Hounsfield
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CT Scan
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1973
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Britain
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Rudolf Diesel
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Diesel engine
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1895
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Germany
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Dr. F Lanchester
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Disc brakes
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1902
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Britain
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Phillips co
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Disc, video
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1972
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Holland
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Crick-UK,Watson-US,Wilkins-UK
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DNA, structure
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1951
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—
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Hypolite Pixii
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Dynamo
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1832
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France
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H.W. Seeley
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Electric flat iron
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1882
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USA
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Thomas alva Edison
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Electric lamp
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1879
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USA
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Zenobe Gramme
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electric motor (DC)
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1873
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Belgium
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Nikola Tesla
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Electric motor (AC)
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1888
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USA
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Henry W.Seely
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Electric iron
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1882
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USA
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Alva J Fisher
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Electric washing machine
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1906
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USA
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William Sturgeon
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Electromagnet
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1824
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Britain
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Thomson J
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Electron
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1897
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Britain
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Luigi Brugnatelli
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Electroplating
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1805
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Italy
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Dr Alan M turning
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Electronic computer
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1824
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Britain
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Alexander Bain
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Facsimile machine
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1843
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Britain
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Kepany
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Fibre-optics
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1955
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Britain
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Louise Prince
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Film (moving outlines)
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1885
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France
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J. Engl, J.Mussolle & H Vogt
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Film (talking)
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1922
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Germany
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Dr Le de forest
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Film (musical sound)
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1923
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USA
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IBM
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Floppy disk
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1970
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USA
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EH Armstrong
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Frequency modulation
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1933
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USA
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Fred Morrisson
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Frisbee
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1948
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USA
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Lewis E. Waterman
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Fountain pen
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1884
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USA
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Andre-Marie Ampere
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Galvanometer
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1834
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France
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Sir George Cayley
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Glider
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1853
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Britain
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Thomas Alva Edison
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Gramophone
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1878
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USA
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Etinne Oehmichen
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Helicopter
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1924
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France
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Martagnier
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HIV
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1984
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France
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Denis Gason
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Holography
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1947
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Britain
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Edward Teller
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Hydrogen bomb
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1952
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USA
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Simon Binet
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Intelligence testing
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1905
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France
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Sir Frank Whittle
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Jet engine
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1937
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Britain
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Theodore Maiman
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Laser
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1960
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USA
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J.F. Cantrell
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Launderette
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1934
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USA
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Elisha G Otis
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Lift (mechanical)
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1852
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USA
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Benjamin Franklin
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Lightning conductor
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1752
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USA
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Richard Trevithick
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Locomotive
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1804
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Britain
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Napier
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Logarithms
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1614
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Britain
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||||
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E cartwright
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Loom, power
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1785
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Britain
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||||
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Horace Short
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Loudspeaker
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1900
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Britain
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||||
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Richard Gatling
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Machine gun
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1718
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Britain
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Fritz Pfleumer
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Magnetic recording tape
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1928
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Germany
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John Walker
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Match, safety
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1826
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Britain
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Alexander Graham Bell
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Microphone
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1876
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USA
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Robert Noyce & Gordon Moore
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Microprocessor
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1971
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USA
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Z.Janssen
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Microscope,comp
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1590
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Netherlands
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Ruska Knoll
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Microscopes, elect
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1931
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Germany
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Percy LeBaron Spencer
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Microwave oven
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1947
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USA
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G. Daimler
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Motorcycle
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1885
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Germany
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Thomas Edison
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Movie projector
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1593
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USA
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||||
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Damadian
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MRI
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1971
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USA
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||||
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George Claude
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Neon lamp
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1910
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France
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Chadwick
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Neutron
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1932
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Britain
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Samuel Cohan
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Neutron bomb
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1958
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USA
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||||
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Dr Wallace H Carothers
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Nylon
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1937
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USA
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||||
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Narinder Kapany
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Optical fibre
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1955
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Germany
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||||
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–
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Paper
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AD 105
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China
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||||
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Zoll
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Pacemaker
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1952
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USA is
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||||
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Lewis Pasteur
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Pasteurization
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1867
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France
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||||
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Lacques Nicolas Conte
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Pencil
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1792
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France
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||||
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Mendeleyev
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Periodic table
|
1869
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Russia
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||||
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Carlson
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Photocopier
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1938
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USA
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||||
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Julius Elster, Hans F Geitel
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Photoelectric cell
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1893
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Germany
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||||
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Reichenbach
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Photo film, celluloid
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1893
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USA
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||||
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Goodwin Eastman
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Photo film, transparent
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1884
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USA
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||||
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J.N. Niepce
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Photography (on metal)
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1826
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France
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||||
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W.H. Fox Talbot
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Photography (on paper)
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1835
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Britain
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||||
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John Carbutt
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Photography (on film)
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1888
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USA
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||||
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Cristofori
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Piano
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1709
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Italy
|
||||
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Colt
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Pistol, revolver
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1836
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USA
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||||
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Kennedy, whal,Seaborg,Segre
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Plutonium fission
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1940
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USA
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||||
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Charles Strite
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Pop-up toaster
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1927
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USA
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Johann Gutenberg
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Printing press
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1455
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Germany
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|||
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Richard Hoe
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Printing (rotatory)
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1846
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USA
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|||
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William Bullock
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Printing (Web)
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1865
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USA
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Rutherford
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Proton
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1919
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New Zealand
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|||
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Plank
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Quantum theory
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1900
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Germany
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|||
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AH Taylor and Leo C Young
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Radar
|
1922
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USA
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|||
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Libby
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Radiocarbon dating
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1947
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USA
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|||
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Dr Mohlon Loomis
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Radio telegrapy
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1864
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USA
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|||
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G Marconi
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Radio telegrapy (trans Atlantic)
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1901
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Italy
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|||
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Sir Joseph Swan
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Rayon
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1883
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Britain
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Col Jacob Schick
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Razor (electric)
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1931
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USA
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King C Gillette
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Razor (safety)
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1895
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USA
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|||
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James Harrison, Alexandre catlin
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Refrigerator
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1850
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USA
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|||
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Einstein
|
|
Relativity theory
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1905
|
Germany
|
|||
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Dunlop Rubber Co.
|
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Rubber (latex foam)
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1928
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Britain
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|||
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Thomas Hancock
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Rubber (Tyres)
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1846
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Britain
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Charles Goodyear
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Rubber (Vulcanised)
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1841
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USA
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Charles Macintosh
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Rubber (waterproof)
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1823
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Britain
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Walter Hunt
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Safety pin
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1849
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USA
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King camp Gillette
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Safety razor
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1903
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USA
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Volvo
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Seatbelt
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1959
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Sweden
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Charles F Kettering
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Self-starter
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1911
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USA
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|||
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IC Perier
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Ship (steam)
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1775
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France
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Hon Sir C Parson
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Ship (turbine)
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1894
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Britain
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–
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Silk manufacture
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50 BC
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China
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W Le Baron Jenny
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Skyscraper
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1882
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USA
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|||
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William Oughtred
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Slide rule
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1621
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Britain
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|||
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Sir Richard Arkwright
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Spinning frame
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1769
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Britain
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|||
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JamesHargreaves
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Spinning Jenny
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1764
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Britain
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|||
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Samuel Crompton
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Spinning Mule
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1779
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Britain
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|||
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Thomas Savery
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Steam Engine
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1698
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Britain
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|||
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Thomas Newcomen
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Steam Engine(Piston)
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1712
|
Britain
|
|||
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James Watt
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Steam Engine(Condenser)
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1765
|
Britain
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|||
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Harry Brealey
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Steel(Stainless)
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1913
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Britain
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Laennec
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Stethoscope
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1819
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French
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|||
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David Bushnell
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Submarine
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1776
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USA
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|||
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J.H Van Tassel
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Super Computer
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1976
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USA
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|||
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Moog
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Synthesiser
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1964
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USA
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Sir Emest D Swington
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Tank
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1914
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Britain
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Fessenden Poulsen
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Tape recorder
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1899
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Denmark
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|||
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M Lammond
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Telegraph
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1787
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France
|
||||
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Samuel FB Morse
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Telegraph code
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1837
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USA
|
||||
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Bell Labs
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Telephone, cellular
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1947
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USA
|
||||
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Antonio Meucci
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Telephone (imperfect)
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1849
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Italy
|
||||
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Alexander Graham Bell
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Telephone (perfected)
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1876
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USA
|
||||
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Hans Lippershey
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Telescope
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1608
|
Netherlands
|
||||
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John Logie Baird
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Television (mechanical)
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1926
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Britain
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||||
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P.T Farnsworth
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Television (electronic)
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1927
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USA
|
||||
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John Logie Baird
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Television, colour
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1928
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Britain
|
||||
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Michael Faraday
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Transformer
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1831
|
Britain
|
||||
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Bardeen, Shockley & Brattain
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Transistor
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1948
|
USA
|
||||
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Sony
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Transistor radio
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1955
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Japan
|
||||
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Szilard Fermi
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Uranium fission, atomic reactor
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1942
|
USA
|
||||
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Spangler
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Vacuum cleaner
|
1907
|
USA
|
||||
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Charles Ginsberg
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Videotape
|
1956
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USA
|
||||
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Geprges de Mestral
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Velcro(hook-and-loop-fastner)
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1948
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Switzerland
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||||
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Hurley Machine co
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Washing machine(elec)
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1907
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USA
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||||
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Bartholomew Manfredi
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Watch
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1462
|
Italy
|
||||
|
Elisha Thomson
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Welder (electric)
|
1877
|
USA
|
||||
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Persian corn grinding
|
Windmill
|
600
|
–
|
||||
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G Marconi
|
Wireless (telegraph the)
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1896
|
Italy
|
||||
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W.K Roentgen
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x-ray
|
1895
|
Geremany
|
||||
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W.L Judson
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Zip Fastener
|
1891
|
USA
|
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