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Famous Inventions : A to Z

Research the history of famous inventions - past and present.

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Xerox

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Xerox/Xerography

The invention that no one wanted at first; yet it changed the world.

X-Rays

A history of X-Rays and the invention of x-ray machine.

Yellow Pages

In 1886, Reuben H. Donnelly produced the first Yellow Pages directory. The history of the telephone.

Yo-Yo

Even a small toy like the yoyo has an interesting history behind it. D F Duncan joined forces with newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst to create the US yoyo fad.

YouTube

YouTube was invented by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim.

Zamboni

The history of the Zamboni ®, the original ice cleaning machine invented by Frank Zamboni.

Zeppelins

The history and inventors behind all airships, balloons, blimps, dirigibles and zeppelins.

Zipcode

The history of the ZIP Code aka Zoning Improvement Plan.

Zipper

The history of the zipper - original patents and prototypes of the zipper.

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