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underlined. It should be hyperlinked to a full page on the subject. These
are inventions from 1850 to 1975. See how others have
taken an idea and turned it into something most valuable.
INVENTIONS IN THE LAST 150 YEARS
(SINCE 1854)Sewing
machine,
gyroscope.airship,
glider.
fiber optics.fiber
optics,
1854,
rayon.
1856,pasteurisation,
Pullman Sleeping Car,
washing machine.
internal combustion engine.elevator.bicycle.
cylinder lock
machine gun.
plastic.
dynamite.
tin can,
torpedo,
typewriter.
1867,
air brakes,
tungsten steel.
traffic lights,
metal windmill.
mail-order catalog.
barbed wire.
shoe welt sticher,
telephone,
internal combustion engine.
carpet sweeper.
cylinder phonograph,
moving pictures.
lightbulb
1878,
toilet
paper,
seismograph.
metal detector.
automatic player piano,
rayon.
fountain pen.
cash register.
steam turbine.
machine gun.
automobile ,
motorcycle.
dishwasher.
CocaCola.
radar.
gramophone.
contact lenses.
drinking straws.
pneumatic tire.
matchbook.
Cordite Gunpowder,
escalator.
diesel-fueled internal combustion engine.vacuum
flask.
zipper,
1893,
carborundum.
oller coaster.
vacuum cleaner.
zeppelin,escalator.
safety razor.
radio receiver,
vacuum cleaner.
air
conditioner,
neon light.
lie detector,
Teddy Bear,
neon light,
crayons
,
airplane,
windshield wipers,
windshield wipers,
ductile tungsten
,
Teabags ,
tractor.
vacuum diode ,
E =mc2,
Cornflakes.
sonar
electronic,
amplifying tube
Bakelite.
Color photography,
1907,
piloted helicopter,
gyrocompass,
Cellophane,
Model T,
geiger counter.
Instant coffee,
talking motion picture,
neon light,
ignition system.
Life Savers,
crossword puzzle,
bra,
zipper,
gas mask.
Pyrex,
Radios,
stainless steel
superheterodyne
radio circuit,
fortune cookies.
pop-up toaster,
1919, Short-wave radio,
arc welder,
tommy gun,
Band-Aid,robot,
lie detector.
Insulin,
3-D movie,
traffic signal,
iconoscope
,
self winding watch,
frozen food,
dynamic loudspeaker,
spiral bindings,
mechanical television
1925,
liquid-fueled rockets,
PEZ candy.
quartz crystal watch.
TV system,
Technicolor,
aerosol
can.
quartz clock
iron lung.
penicillin.
Bubble gum
electric shaver.,
car radio.,
Yo-Yo,
1929
Scotch tape
frozen food,
neoprene.
computer,
jet engine,
stop-action
photography.
electron microscope,
Polaroid photography
,
parking meter.
1932,radio telescope.
zoom lens,
light meter,
radio telescope,
Frequency modulation
(FM radio),
Stereo records,
drive-in movie theater,
cat eyes,
Monopoly.,
broadcasting
first magnetic recording.
nylon,
slinky.
silly putty.
aqualung.,
kidney dialysis machine,
Synthetic cortisone
,
hypertext.
atomic bomb,
microwave oven,
holography.,
Mobile phones ,
1947,transistor.
Frisbee®,
Velcro ® ,
Wurlitzer jukebox.,
Cake mix,
credit card 1950
Super
glue,
Power steering,
videotape recorder,
Mr. Potato Head ,
bar code,
diet
soft drink,
hydrogen bomb,
Radial tires
synthesizer,
black box -
flight recorder.
Transistor radio,
Oral contraceptives,
nonstick pan,
solar cell,
Tetracycline
Optic fiber
,
computer hard disk,
Tetracycline
,
1955
Optic fiber ,
hovercraft,
Liquid Paper,
Fortran
(computer language) ,
modem,
laser.
Hula Hoop,
integrated circuit
internal pacemaker,
Barbie Doll ,microchip.
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1960
halogen lamp
Valium,
nondairy creamer,
audio cassette,
fiber-tip pen,
Spacewar,
First computer video game,
videodisc,
Acrylic paint,
Permanent-press
fabric
BASIC (an early
computer language)
Astroturf ,
Soft
contact lenses
NutraSweet,compact
disk,Kevlar
1966 Electronic Fuel injection
handheld calculator,
computer mouse,
computer with
integrated circuits,
RAM
(random access memory).
canned beer,
radar,
voice recognition machine,
Colt revolver.
photocopier.,
jet engine,
ballpoint pen,
Strobe lighting ,
1938,
Teflon.
freeze-dried coffee,
helicopter.
electron microscope,
orgone accumulator.
jeep.
computer controlled
by software.
Aerosol
spray cans ,
neutronic reactor.
electronic digital
computer.
turboprop engine.
Synthetic rubber , 1969
arpanet (first
internet)
artificial heart,
ATM,bar-code
scanner,
daisy-wheel printer
floppy disk,
dot-matrix printer,
food processor,
liquid-crystal display
(LCD),
Hacky Sack®,
Gene splicing,
ethernet
(local computer network),
disposable lighter.
post-it note,
iposuction,
laser printer,
1975
push-through tab
on a drink can,
ink-jet
printer
invented
Magnetic resonance imaging
VisiCalc
spreadsheet
artificial heart
Jarvik-7
1979
Cellular phones
Cray supercomputer
Walkman
roller blades.
hepatitis-B vaccine,
1981
MS-DOS.
IBM-PC>
scanning tunneling microscope
Human growth hormone genetically engineered,
Apple Lisa,
Soft bifocal contact lens,
Cabbage Patch Kids
1975
push-through tab
on a drink can,
ink-jet
printer
invented
Magnetic resonance imaging
VisiCalc
spreadsheet
artificial heart
Jarvik-7
1979
Cellular phones
Cray supercomputer
Walkman
roller blades.
hepatitis-B vaccine,
1981
MS-DOS.
IBM-PC>
scanning tunneling microscope
Human growth hormone genetically engineered,
Apple Lisa,
Soft bifocal contact lens,
Cabbage Patch Kids
1984
CD-ROM
Apple Macintosh.
Windows program
super-conductor
Synthetic
skin
disposable camera.
3-D
video game
1987Disposable
contact lenses
Digital cellular phones.
RU-486 (abortion pill),
Doppler radar.
Prozac®
genetically engineered
animal, Indiglo ® nightlight.
High-definition television
World Wide Web/Internet
protocol
digital
answering machine.
smart pill'
1993 pentium
processor invented,
HIV protease inhibitor,
Java computer
language,
DVD .
1996
Web TV,
gas-powered fuel cell.
Viagra®
1984
CD-ROM
Apple Macintosh.
Windows program
super-conductor
Synthetic
skin
disposable camera.
3-D
video game
1987Disposable
contact lenses
Digital cellular phones.
RU-486 (abortion pill),
Doppler radar.
Prozac®
genetically engineered
animal,
Indiglo ® nightlight.
High-definition television
World Wide Web/Internet
protocol
digital
answering machine.
smart pill'
1993 pentium
processor invented,
HIV protease inhibitor,
Java computer
language,
DVD .
1996
Web TV,
gas-powered fuel cell.
Viagra®
2003Optical
Camouflage System.
Toyota's Hybrid Car,
Ice Bike
,
robotic cat,
The Roving Robo Raptor,
Salmon Skin Leather
Skini,
Luminex a glowing
fabric
Java Log
Fireplace Log.
Infrared Fever Screening System
,
No-Contact Jacket
2004
Adidas 1
thinking shoes,
Translucent Concrete,
Ka-on or Flower Sound
Intel Express Chipsets,
SonoPrep,
2002 Braille Glove, Phone tooth,
Nano-tex - nanotechnology wearable fabrics,
Birth control patch,
Foveon Camera Chip,
Date Rape Drug Spotter.
Solar Tower,
Virtual keyboard,
ICOPOD,
1999
Tekno Bubbles
1000 Mystery of
Ginger.
Transformer fluid from vegetable oils,
FluidSense infusion pump,
Lasercomb,
Allurion
Raptor -Rapid Cutter of Concrete,
Activa Tremor Control Therapy
Deep Brain Stiumulation,
Buttkicker-TacticleVibration
Nomasd Retinal Scanning Display ,
Phone IN Checkups.
Digiatl Angel Transmitter
2001 AbioCor Artifical Heart.
Nuvaring birth control
Fuel cell bike
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