Inventions A-Z
A
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| AdhesiveTape | RichardDrew | 1930 |
| Airplane | Orville&WilburWright | 1930 |
| AlcoholThermometer | GabrielFahrenheit | 1709 |
| AstroTurf | J.Faria&R.Wright | 1965 |
B
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| BallpointPen | LaszloBiro | 1938 |
| Barometer(mercury) | EvangelistaTorricelli | 1643 |
| Battery(electric) | AlessandroVolta | 1800 |
| Bicycle | KarlvonSauerbronn | 1816 |
| BifocalSpectacles | BenjaminFranklin | 1784 |
| Bikini | JacquesHeim/LouisReard | 1946 |
C
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| Camera | GeorgeEastman | 1888 |
| CanOpener | EzraWarner | 1858 |
| CarbonatedWater | JosephPriestly | 1767 |
| CelsiusScale | AndersCelsius | 1742 |
| Coca-Cola | Dr.JohnPemberton | 1886 |
| CompactDisk | JamesRussell | 1965 |
| CottonGin | EliWhitney | 1793 |
| CylinderLock | LinusYaleJr. | 1862 |
D
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| Decimals | SimonStevin | 1585 |
| Dishwasher | JosephineG.Cochran | 1886 |
| Dynamite | AlfredNobel | 1866 |
E
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| ElectricLightBulb | ThomasEdison | 1878 |
| ElectricShaver | JacobSchick | 1928 |
| Elevator | ElishaOtis | 1853/td> |
F
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| FerrisWheel | G.W.G.FerrisJr. | 1893 |
| FrozenFood | ClarenceBirdseye | 1925 |
| FountainPen | LewisE.Waterman | 1884 |
G
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| GeigerCounter | HansGeiger | 1913 |
| Guillotine | Dr.JosephI.Guillotin | 1792 |
H
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| Helicopter | IgorSikorsky | 1939 |
| Holography | D.Gabor | 1965 |
| HotAirBalloon | MontgolfierBrothers | 1783 |
| Hovercraft | ChristopherCockerell | 1955 |
I
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| Iron(electric) | HenryW.Seeley | 1882 |
J
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| Jeans | LeviStrauss | 1873 |
| JetEngine | FrankWhittle | 1930 |
K
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| Kaleidoscope | DavidBrewster | 1817 |
| KelvinScale | LordW.T.Kelvin | 1848 |
L
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| Laser(ruby) | TheodoreMaiman | 1960 |
| LightningConductor | BenjaminFranklin | 1752 |
| Linoleum | FrederickWalton | 1861 |
| Lithography | AloisSenfelder | 1796 |
M
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| MachineGun | RichardGattling | 1862 |
| Mayonnaise | DukedeRichelieu'schef | 1756 |
| Microscope | AnthonyvanLeeuwenhoek | 1677 |
| Miners'SafetyLamp | SirHumphryDavy | 1815 |
| MovableType | JohannGuttenberg | 1453 |
N
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| Nylon | WallaceCarothers | 1935 |
O
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| OpticalDisc | DavidPaulGregg | 1958 |
P
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| Parachute | Louis-SebastianLenormand | 1783 |
| PendulumClock | ChristianHuygens | 1656 |
| Phonograph | ThomasEdison | 1877 |
| PhosphorusMatches | JohnWalker | 1827 |
| PneumaticTyre | JohnDunlop | 1888 |
| PressureCooker | DenisPapin | 1675 |
Q
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| Q-Tips | LeoGerstenzang | 1920's |
R
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| Radio | GuglielmoMarconi | 1895 |
| Refrigerator | FerdinandCarre | 1859 |
| Revolver | SamuelColt | 1836 |
| Rifle | AugustKotter | 1520 |
| RocketEngine | RobertGoddard | 1926 |
| RollerSkates | JosephMerlin | 1760 |
S
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| SafetyPin | WalterHunt | 1895 |
| SafetyRazor | KingGillette | 1859 |
| SewingMachine(lockstitch) | EliasHowe | 1846 |
| Sextant | JohnCampbell | 1757 |
| SleepingCar | GeorgePullman | 1857 |
| SmallpoxVaccination | EdwardJenner | 1796 |
| Steamboat | RobertFulton | 1807 |
| SteamEngine | ThomasSavery | 1698 |
| Submarine | TJohnHolland | 1898 |
T
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| TeaBag | ThomasSullivan | 1908 |
| Teflon | SamuelMorse | 1837 |
| Telegraph | EliasHowe | 1846 |
| Telegraph | GuglielmoMarconi | 1895 |
| Telephone | AlexanderGrahamBell | 1876 |
| Telescope | GalileoGalilei | 1609 |
| Television | JohnLogieBaird | 1925 |
U
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| Umbrella(steelribbed) | SamuelFox | 1852 |
V
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| VacuumCleaner | H.CecilBooth | 1901 |
| VulcanisedRubber | CharlesGoodyear | 1839 |
W
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| WashingMachine(rotary) | HamiltonSmith | 1858 |
X
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| Xerography | ChesterFloydCarlson | 1937 |
Y
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| YellowPages | ReubenH.Donnelly | 1886 |
Z
| Invention | Inventor(s) | Date |
| ZipFastener | WhitcombJudson | 1893 |