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Famous Inventions : A to Z

Research the history of famous inventions - past and present.

By Mary Bellis, About.com

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Ocarina

Giuseppe Donati invented the modern 10-hole ocarina.

Oceanography Related

Although oceanography has been recognized as a formal scientific discipline for only 150 years, the quest for this understanding and its practical application to commerce and war - often unwitting - goes back much further.

Odometer

History of the odometer.

Office Related

Paperclips, typewriters, computers -- how many inventions are there in the office?

Optical Analysis System

Ellen Ochoa invented the optical analysis system.

Optical Diagnostic Equipment

Tuan Vo-Dinh invented optical diagnostic equipment. Vo-Dinh's patents were for a badge worn on a worker's shirt that recorded exposure to toxic chemicals and for a optical scanner that would read that badge.

Optical Disc

David Paul Gregg first envisioned the optical or laser disc in 1958 and patented it in 1969.

Oral Contraceptives

The inventors behind the first oral contraceptives.

Orgone Accumulator

Dr Wilhelm Reich invented the orgone accumulator.

O-Ring

Today's dynamic o-ring was the result of experimental work done in the early 1930's by Mr. Niels Christensen.

Outboard Motor

Ole Evinrude invented the outboard motor.

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