Inventions
Inventions
| Invention | Inventor | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adding machine | Pascal | France | 1642 |
| Aeroplane | Wright brothers | USA | 1903 |
| Balloon | Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier | France | 1783 |
| Ball-point pen | C. Biro | Hungary | 1938 |
| Barometer | E. Torricelli | Italy | 1644 |
| Bicycle | K. Macmillan | Scotland | 1839 |
| Bicycle Tyre | J.B. Dunlop | Scotland | 1888 |
| Calculating machine | Pascal | France | 1642 |
| Centrigrade scale | A. Celsius | France | 1742 |
| Cinematograph | Thomas Alva Edison | USA | 1891 |
| Computer | Charles Babbage | Britain | 1834 |
| Cine camera | Friese-Greene | Britain | 1889 |
| Cinema | A.L. and J.L. Lumiere | France | 1895 |
| Clock (machanical) | Hsing and Ling-Tsan | China | 1725 |
| Clock (pendulum) | C. Hugyens | Netherlands | 1657 |
| Diesel engine | Rudolf Diesel | Germany | 1892 |
| Dynamite | Alfred Nobel | Sweden | 1867 |
| Dynamo | Michael Faraday | England | 1831 |
| Electric lamp | Thomas Alva Edison | USA | 1879 |
| Electromagnet | W. Sturgeon | England | 1824 |
| Evolution (theory) | Charles Darwin | England | 1858 |
| Film (with sound) | Dr Lee de Forest | USA | 1923 |
| Fountain Pen | LE Waterman | USA | 1884 |
| Gramophone | T.A. Edison | USA | 1878 |
| Jet Engine | Sir Frank Whittle | England | 1937 |
| Lift | E.G. Otis | USA | 1852 |
| Machine gun | Richard Gatling | USA | 1861 |
| Microphone | David Hughes | USA | 1878 |
| Microscope | Z. Jansen | Netherlands | 1590 |
| Motor car (petrol) | Karl Benz | Germany | 1885 |
| Motorcycle | Edward Butler | England | 1884 |
| Neon-lamp | G. Claude | France | 1915 |
| Nylon | Dr W.H. Carothers | USA | 1937 |
| Photography (paper) | W.H. Fox Tablot | England | 1835 |
| Printing press | J. Gutenberg | Germany | 1455 |
| Invention | Inventor | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radar | Dr A.H. Taylor and L.C. Young | USA | 1922 |
| Radium | Marie and Pierre Curie | France | 1898 |
| Radio | G. Marconi | England | 1901 |
| Rayon | American Viscose Co. | USA | 1910 |
| Refrigerator | J. Harrison and A. Catlin | Britain | 1834 |
| Revolver | Samuel Colt | USA | 1835 |
| Rubber (vulcanized) | Charles Goodyear | USA | 1841 |
| Rubber (waterproof) | Charles Macintosh | Scotland | 1819 |
| Safety lamp | Sir Humphrey Davy | England | 1816 |
| Safety pin | William Hurst | USA | 1849 |
| Sewing machine | Thimmonnier | France | 1830 |
| Scooter | G. Bradshaw | England | 1919 |
| Ship (steam) | J.C Perier | France | 1775 |
| Ship (turbine) | Sir Charles Parsons | Britain | 1894 |
| Shorthand (modem) | Sir Issac Pitman | Britain | 1837 |
| Steam engine (piston) | Thomas Newcome | England | 1712 |
| Steam engine (condenser) | James Watt | Scotland | 1765 |
| Stainless Steel | Harry Brearley | England | 1913 |
| Tank | Sir Ernest Swington | England | 1914 |
| Telegraph code | Samuel F.B. Morse | USA | 1837 |
| Telephone | Alexander Graham Bell | USA | 1876 |
| Telescope | Hans Lippershey | Netherlands | 1608 |
| Television | John Logie Bared | Scotland | 1926 |
| Thermometer | Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit | Germany | 1714 |
| Tractor | J. Froelich | USA | 1892 |
| Transistor | Bardeen, Shockley | USA & UK | 1949 |
| Typewriter | C. Sholes | USA | 1868 |
| Watch | A.L. Breguet | France | 1719 |
| X-ray | Wilhelm Roentgen | Germany | 1895 |