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SWIM FINS
Ben loved to swim and invented swim fins for the hands or the feet -
FRANKLIN STOVE
No more tears from the smoke this stove directed it upward and outward. Replaced open firesplaces and became very popular in the colonies. -
MAILORDER
invented by Ben Franklin to sell scientific intsturments. The oldest surviving mailorder business is Hammacher Schlemmer 1848. they sold tools and hardware. -
INVENTION OF THE FLATBOAT
Jacob Yoder invented rectangular boat with a flat bottom for hauling flour to New Orleans -
INVENTION OF THE CRACKER
John Pearson made a cracker-like bread called pilot bread. Sailors used it as hardtack because of its long sehelf life. In 1801 a baker in Massachsetts burnt a batch of biscuits in his oven. They made a crackling noise. He later sold his cracker business to Nabisco! -
REFRIGERATION
Oliver Evans invented vaporized refrigeration in 1805, but Jacob Perkins built the first refrigerator in 1834 -
FIRST NATIONAL PARK
The first effort to set aside lands by the national government was when Andrew Jackson signed legislation in 1832 to protect the area around Hot Springs, Arkansas. The world's first National Park is Yellowstone established in 1872. -
WRENCH
The first wrench was patented by Solymon Merrick. -
ETHER ANESTHESIA
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BASEBALL
ALEXANDER CARTWRIGHT WROTE THE KNICKERBOCKER RULES. HE IS IN THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME -
SAFETY PIN
Walter Hunt invented the safety pin but didn't see a big value in it so he sold the patent for 400$ which is about $10,000 in 2008 money -
POTATO CHIP
CRUMSARATOGA SPRINGS- GEORGE CRUM never patented
AS A WORLD FOOD POTATO CHIPS ARE SECOND ONLY TO RICE -
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CAN OPENER
invented by Ezra Warner and used during the Civil War. The invention of the familiar can opener occured in 1870. -
JEANS
JACOB DAVIS AND LEVI STRAUSS
ORIGINALLY CALLED WAIST OVERALLS
BABY BOOMERS IN THE 60'S DUBBED THEM BLUE JEANS -
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THE ZIPPER IS INVENTED
INVENTED BY WHITCOMB JUDSON HE DISPLAYED IT AT THE WORLD'S FAIR IN 1893 -
AIRCONDITIONING
WILLIS CARRIER INVENTED THE FIRST MECHANICLA AIR CONDITIONING. RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONING IN THE 1920'S STARTED A MIGRATION TO THE SUNBELT. IT REALLY CAUGHT ON AFTER WWII -
CRAYONS
CRAYOLA CRAYONS INVENTED BY EDWARD BINNEY AND HAROLD SMITH FOR SCHOOL USE -
ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE
HURLEY MACHINE COMPANY IN CHICAGO MASS PRODUCED IN 1908 -
BAND-AID
INVENTED BY EARLE DICKSON -
THE FLOWCHART
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HE RECLINER
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DUCT TAPE
JOHNSON & JOHNSON INVENTED DUCK TAPE FOR THE US GOVERNMENT DURING WWII. IT WAS USED TO PROTECT AMMUNITION FROM HUMIDITY THUS THE NAME DUCK. -
DEFIBRILLATOR
DR CLAUDE BECK WAS THE FIRST TO USE A DEFIBRILLATOR ON A HUMAN -
THE DRIVE THRU
IN AND OUT BURGER FIRST DRIVE THROUGH BURGER PLACE -
HAIRSPRAY
DEVELOPED AND MANUFACTURED BY CHASE PRODUCTS COMPANY IN ILLINOIS -
THE MARKER
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INVENTION OF THE CRASH TEST DUMMY
they used to use cadavers and live animals to do safety tests -
THE FIRST PERSONAL COMPUTER
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E MAIL
A PROGRAMMER WORKING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, RAY TOMLINSON, INVENTED ELECTRONIC MAILAND SENT THE FIRST MESSAGE -
DIGITAL CAMERA
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INTERNET
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GPS GLOBAL POSITIONING
MAIN COMPONENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITESYSTEM
INVNETED BY 2 MIT ENGINEERS IVAN GETTING AND BRADFORD PARKINSON -
SEGWAY
INVENTED BY DEAN KAMEN A FAMOUS AND PROLIFIC AMERICAN INVENTOR -
HPV VACCINE
HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE INVENTED AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, AND THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE -
