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Willis Carrier invented the modern Air Conditioning unit in 1902. In 1915, he founded Carrier Technologies, which is still running (and making air conditioners) today.
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Buddy Bolden is credited as “The Man Who Invented Jazz.” He combined blues, gospel, and improvisation into a new, loud sound starting around 1895. While it’s arguable he “invented” jazz since you can’t invent music, he definitely brought it to the forefront of popular music and made the trumpet, one of the main instruments of the genre. If you’re saying, “But I don’t listen to jazz!” remember that hip hop, funk, post progressive rock, psychedelic rock, R&B and even ska are all derivative forms of jazz.
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John Harrington (a Godson of Queen Elizabeth) invented the flushing toilet around 1596. It would take quite awhile for this idea to catch on, but we’re all pretty grateful it did. (Oh yes
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The microwave was invented in 1945 by a man named Percy Spencer, who never finished grammar school. He discovered the technology on accident while working developing microwave radar transmitters during WWII. The candy bar he kept in his pocket kept melting.
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5.Sir Alexander Flemming discovered penicillin in 1928. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1945. It’s almost impossible to tell how many lives his work has saved since then. Ever gotten sick and then you took antibiotics and didn’t die? That’s because of Flemming.
http://www.nobelprize.org
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John Logie Baird was one of the inventors credited with the working mechanical television and demonstrated the first working set in 1926. He invented the color television picture tube and made the first color television broadcast in 1938. If you’re reading this on a color screen, it’s because of that guy.
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Alva J Fisher invented a drum style washing machine called “Thor” in 1907, and it was the first electric washer sold in the United States. He worked for the Hurley Washing Machine Co. in Chicago. Before that, washing machines were hand cranked.
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Joseph Gayetty introduced us to modern toilet paper in 1857. Before then people used a variety of things – wool, hemp, pottery shards (smooth ones!) their hand or special sticks. In some parts of the world, water is still preferred over paper.(Well in my ‘part of the world’, newspapers and leaves will do
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Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in the mid-15th century. This invention was monumental in bringing literacy to the masses as it was now easier to mass produce books and newspapers.
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Disposable Diapers were invented by a woman named Marion Donovan in the early 1950’s. However, no manufactures thought her invention had any merit and was in fact, impractical. It wasn’t until 1961 that Marion found someone who believed in her vision and Pampers were created. (Hallelujah :))
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In 1800, Alessandro Volta published details of his invention, the battery. His early version was made by piling up layers of silver, cloth soaked in salt, and zinc. These sets were then piled up until desired voltage was reached. This is what eventually led to the modern copper top battery in your TV remote.
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Mary Anderson was granted a patent for her invention of windshield wipers in 1903 after noticing that street car drivers in New York had to open their car windows when it rained so they could see. By 1916, windshield wipers were standard on vehicles. (Yesss girl
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Geroge Crum invented the potato chip in 1853 as an attempt to teach an overly pick patron at his restaurant a lesson. When potatoes were sent back as too soft, he sliced them as thin as possible, fried them until crisp, then topped them with salt. (_Well George:mad: I think you should know, your invention is measured in quite an insulting amount for its price :D).
14.Nathaniel C Wyeth created a type of polyethylene that could withstand pressure from carbonated liquids that was lighter than glass and nearly unbreakable. While the plastic soda bottle may not seem to some like a huge, groundbreaking invention, when was the last time your hand touched a plastic bottle of soda, water, or juice? Wyeth made that kind of packaging possible.
- Nikola Tesla invented The Tesla Coil, X-rays, Radio, The Remote Control, The Laser, The Electric Motor (that’s why the cars are named after him), Wireless Communications, and the Alternating Current. He and Edison were bitter rivals, with Edison stealing much from Tesla, as Edison was a far more savvy businessman. Tesla is oft quoted as saying, “I don’t care that they stole my idea, I care that they don’t have any of their own!”.
Thank you for your inventions 
