INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES
Invention Year Inventor Country
Acetylene Gas 1862 Berthelot France
Adding Machine 1642 Pascal France
Adhesive Tape, Scotch 1930 Richard Drew USA
Aeroplane 1903 Orville & Wilbur Wright USA
Air Conditioning 1902 Carrier USA
Aeroplane, Jet Engine 1939 Ohain Germany
Airship(Non-Rigid) 1852 Henri Giffard France
Aerosol Spray 1926 Erik Rotheim Norway
Artificial Heart 1957 William Kolff Netherlands
Atomic Bomb 1945 J Robert Oppenheimer USA
Atomic Numbers 1913 Moseley Britain
Atomic Theory 1803 Dalton Britain
Automatic Rifle 1918 John Browning USA
Bakelite 1907 Leo H Baekeland Belgium
Ballistic Missile 1944 Wernher von Braun Germany
Balloon 1783 Jacques & Joseph Montgolfier France
Ballpoint 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 Duniop Britain
Bifocal Lens 1780 Benjamin Franklin USA
Bleaching Powder 1798 Tennant Britain
Bunsen Burner 1855 R. Willhelm von Bunsen Germany
Burglar Alarms 1858 Edwin T. Holmes USA
Calculus 1670 Newton Britain
Camera, Kodak 1888 Walker Eastman USA
Canned Food 1804 Appert France
Car(Steam) 1769 Nicolas Cugnot France
Car(Petrol) 1888 Karl Benz Germany
Carburettor 1876 Gottlieb Daimler Germany
Cassette, Audio 1963 Philips co. Holland
Cassette Videotape 1969 Sony Japan
Celluloid 1861 Alexander Parkes Britain
Cement (Portland) 1824 Joseph Aspdin Britain
Chemotheraphy 1909 Ehrlich Germany
Chronometer 1735 John Harrison Britain
Cinema 1895 Nicolas and Jean Lumiere France
Clock (Mechanical) 1725 I Hsing & Liang Ling Tsan China
Cloning, DNA 1973 Boyer, Cohen USA
Cloning, Mammal 1996 Wilmut, et al UK
Compact Disc 1972 RCA USA
Compact Disc Player 1979 Sony, Philips co Japan,
Netherlands
Computer, Laptop 1987 Sinclair Britain
Computer,Mini 1960 Digital corp USA
Crossword Puzzle 1913 Arthur Wynne USA
Ct Scan 1973 Hounsfield Britain
Diesel Engine 1895 Rudolf Diesel Germany
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