Solar-powered electric demonstration vehicles were first built by universities and manufacturers during the late eighties.
A solar cell directly converts light energy into electrical energy.
Experience the history of Sonar.
Ed Cox invented a pre-soaped pad with which to clean pots.
The history of sound recording technology - from early recorded sounds and wax cylinders to the latest in broadcasting history.
Where did soup come from.
The history of spacesuits.
In 1962, Steve Russell invented SpaceWar, one of the first games intended for computer use.
The history of spark plugs.
The history of eyeglasses from the oldest known glass lens to the first pair of spectacles invented by Salvino D'Armate and beyond.
George Carruthers received a patent for the far-ultraviolet camera and the spectrograph.
The history of the spectrometer.
Hargreaves patented the spinning jenny used for weaving yarn.
Samuel Crompton invented the spinning mule.
The spinning wheel is an ancient machine that turned fibers into thread or yarn, which were then woven into cloth on a loom. The spinning wheel was probably invented in India, though its origins are obscure.
The spork is half spoon and half fork.
Yes, there are patents related to sports.
Learn who invented the skateboard, the frisbee, sneakers, the bicycle, the boomerang and other sporting goods.
The first fire sprinkler system was invented by American, Henry Parmalee in 1874.
Rowland Hill invented the postage stamp in 1837, an act for which he was knighted.
Brass paper fasteners were introduced in the mid-1860s, and by 1866 George W. McGill had developed a machine to insert these fasteners into papers. The first stapling machine with a magazine that held a supply of preformed wire staples that were fed automatically to the staple-driving mechanism was patented in 1878.
Bartholdi was a French sculptor born in Alsace - He created many monumental sculptures - his most famous work was the Statue of Liberty.
Robert Fulton invented the first successful steamboat on August 7, 1807. Also See -
Steamboats American
Thomas Newcomen invented the atmospheric steam engine in 1712 - steam engine history and information on the men and women involved with steam engines.
Henry Bessemer invented the first process for mass-producing steel inexpensively.
James Thomson was the first scientist to isolate and culture human embryonic stem cells.
William Ged invented stereotyping in 1725. Sterotyping is a process in which a whole page of type is cast in a single mold so that a printing plate can be made from it.
The history of stoves.
In 1888, Marvin Stone patented the spiral winding process to manufacture the first paper drinking straws.
C. B. Brooks invented an improved street sweeper truck and patented it on March 17, 1896.
What we commonly call styrofoam, is actually the most recognizable form of foam polystyrene packaging.
Study the evolution of submarine design, from the submarine's beginning as a compressed air or human-powered warship to today's nuclear-powered subs.
The sugar processing evaporator was invented by Norbert Rillieux.
Around the year 1752, James Ayscough introduced his spectacles with lenses made of tinted glass.
The first commercial sunscreen was invented in 1936.
Seymour Cray and the Cray Supercomputer.
In 1986, Alex Müller and Johannes Bednorz patented the first high-temperature superconductor.
Lonnie Johnson invented the Super Soaker® a squirt gun. Johnson also patented thermodynamics systems.
The first patent ever issued for modern suspenders, the kind with the familiar metal clasp was patent by Roth.
The history of swimming pools - the first heated swimming pool was built by Gaius Maecenas of Rome.
The history behind this medical device.
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