Inventions and Discoveries with the Inventor's Name
Adding Machine — Invented by Blaise Pascal (France) in the year 1642.
Commercial Adding Machine — invented by William Burroughs (USA) in the year 1885.
Addressograph — Invented by J.S. Duncan (USA) in the year 1893.
Aeroplane — Invented by Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (USA) in the year 1903.
Airship (non-rigid) — Invented by Henri Giffard (France) in the year 1852. Steam-powered propeller flew over Paris in the year 1852.
Airship (rigid) — Invented by Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin (Germany) in the year 1900.
Antiseptic — Invented by Dr. Joseph Lister (England) in the year 1867.
Arc Lamp — Invented by C.F. Brush (USA) in the year 1879.
Argon — Invented by Sir William Ramsay and Baron Ray Leigh (Great Britain) in the year 1894.
Aspirin — Invented by Dr. Felix Hoffman (Germany) in the year 1899.
Atom (Nuclear Model) — Invented by Ernest Rutherford (England) in the year 1911.
Atom Bomb — Invented by Julius Robert Oppenheimer (USA) in the year 1945.
Atomic Theory (ancient) — invented by Leucippus Democritus (Greece) in the year 500 BC.
Atomic Theory (modern) — invented by John Dalton (England) in the year 1808.
Autogiro — Invented by Juan de la Cierva (Spain) in the year 1923 (Horizontal unpowered rotor).
Automobile (steam) — Invented by Nicolas Cugnot (France) in the year 1769 (Three-wheeled military tractor).
Automobile (gasoline) — Invented by Karl Benz (Germany) in the year 1855 .
Bakelite — Invented by Lwo H. Backeland (Belgium/USA) in the year 1907.
Balloon — Invented by Jacques Montgolfier and Joseph Montgolfier (France) in the year 1783.
Ballpoint Pen — Invented by John J. Loud (USA) in the year 1888. First practical models was invented by Ladisloa and George Biro (Hungary) in 1938.
Barbed Wire — Invented by Joseph F. Glidden (USA) in the year 1873.
Bicycle Tyres (pneumatic) — Invented by John Boyd Dunlop (Scotland) in the year 1888.
Bifocal Lens — Invented by Benjamin Franklin (USA) in the year 1780.
Bullet — Invented by Claude Minie (France) in the year 1849.
Bunsen Burner — Invented by Robert Wilhelm von Bunsen (Germany) in the year 1858. Michael Faraday (England) had previously designed an adjustable burner.
Burglar Alarm — Invented by Edwin T. Holmes (USA) in the year 1851.
Cadmium — Invented by Friedrich Stromever (Germany) in the year 1817.
Calculus — Invented by Isaac Newton (England) in the year 1669.
Carburettor — Invented by Gottlieb Daimler (Germany) in the year 1876 .
Carpet Sweeper — Invented by Melville R. Bissell (USA) in the year 1876.
Car Radio — Invented by William Lear and Elmer Wavering (USA) in the year 1929.
Cash Register — Invented by James Ritty (USA) in the year 1879. Built in Dayton, Ohio and taken over by National Cash Register Co. in the year 1884.
Cellophane — Invented by I.E. Brandenberger (Switzerland) in the year 1900.
Celluloid — Invented by Alexander Parkes (England) in the year 1861.
Cement — Invented by Joseph Aspdin (England) in the year 1824.
Chain Drive — Invented by Leonardo da Vinci in the year 1491-93.
Chlorine — Invented by Karl Sacheele (Sweden) in the year 1774.
Chronometer — Invented by John Harrison (England) in the year 1735.
Cinema — Invented by Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumiere and Louis Jean Lumiere (France) in the year 1895.
Classification of Data for Libraries — Invented by Melvil Dewey (USA) in the year 1876.
Clock (mechanical) — Invented by I-Hsing and Liang Ling-Tsan (China) in the year 725.
Clock (pendulum) — Invented by Christian Huygens (Netherlands) in the year 1657.
Dacron — Invented by J.R. Whinfield in the year 1941.
Dental Plate — Invented by Anthony A. Plantson (USA) in the year 1817.
Dental Plate (rubber) — Invented by Charles Goodyear (USA) in the year 1855.
Diesel Engine — Invented by Rudolf Diesel (Germany) in the year 1895.
Differential Calculus — Invented by Gottfried Leibniz (Germany) in the year 1684.
Disc Brake — Invented by Dr. F. Lanchester (England) in the year 1902. First used on aircraft 1953 (Dunlop Rubber Co.).
Electric Battery — Invented by Volta (Italian) in the year 1800.
Electric Cooking Utensil — Invented by St. George Lane-Fox (England) in the year 1874.
Electric Fan — Invented by Wheeler (USA) in the year 1882.
Electric Flat Iron — Invented by H.W. Seeley (USA) in the year 1882.
Electric Generation (Static) — Invented by Otto von Gueriche (Germany) in the year 1660.
Electric Lamp — Invented by Thomas. Alva Edison (USA) in the year 1879.
Electric Motor (DC) — Invented by Zenobe Gramme (Belgium) in the year 1873.
Electric Motor (AC) — Invented by Nikola Tesla (USA) in the year 1888.
Electromagnet — Invented by William Sturgeon (England) in the year 1824 and improved by Joseph Henry (USA) in the year 1831.
Electromagnetic Induction — Invented by Michael Faraday (Great Britain) in the year 1831
Electronic Computer — Invented by J.G. Brainerd, J.P. Eckert, J.W. Mauchly (USA) in the year 1942.
Elevator — Invented by Elisha G. Otis (USA) in the year 1852.
Fibre Optics — Invented by Narinder Kapany (England) in the year 1955.
Film (musical) — Invented by Dr. Lee de Forest (USA) in the year 1923.
Film (talking) — Invented by Warner Bros (USA) in the year 1926.
Fluorine — Invented by Henri Moissan (France) in the year 1886.
Fountain Pen — Invented by Lewis E. Waterman (USA) in the year 1884.
Frozen Food — Invented by Clarence Birdseye (USA) in the year 1924.
Gas Lighting — Invented by William Murdock (Scotland) in the year 1792.
Generator — Invented by Piciontti (Italian) in the year 1860. Continuous current: improved by Gramme (Belgium) in the year 1870.
Glass (stained) — Invented by Augsberg (Germany) in the year 1080.
Glider — Invented by Sir George Cayley (England) in the year 1853.
Gramophone — Invented by Thomas Edison (USA) in the year 1878.
Gyro-Compass — Invented by Elmer A. Sperry (USA) in the year 1911.
Helicopter — Invented by D' Ascanio (Italy) in the year 1930 (Co-axial helicopter).
Helium — Invented by Sir William Ramsay (Great Britain) in the year 1868.
Hovercraft — Invented by C.S. Cockerell (England) in the year 1955.
Internet — Invented by Tim Burners-Lee (U.K) in the year 1989.
Iron Working — Invented by Hallstatt (Austria) in the year 1000 BC.
Jet Engine — Invented by Sir Frank Whittle (England) in the year 1937.
Laser — Invented by Dr. Charles H. Townes (USA) in the year 1960.
Launderette — Invented by J.F. Cantrell (USA) in the year 1934.
Laws of Gravitation and Motion — Invented by Isaac Newton (England) in the year 1687.
Lightning Conductor — Invented by Benjamin Franklin (USA) in the year 1752.
Linoleum — Invented by Frederick Walton (England) in the year 1860.
Locomotive — Invented by Richard Trevithick (England) in the year 1804.
Loom (power) — Invented by Edmund Cartwright (England) in the year 1785.
Loudspeaker — Invented by Rice-Kellogg (USA) in the year 1924.
Machine Gun — Invented by Richard Catling (USA) in the year 1861.
Maps — Invented by Sumerians (clay tablets) in the year 2500 BC.
Margarine — Invented by Hippolyte Mege-Mouries (France) in the year 1863. Initially, made of beef suet, warm milk and sheep stomach lining.
Match (Safety) — Invented by J.E. Lundstrom (Sweden) in the year 1855.
Microphone — Invented by Alexander Graham Bell (U.S.) in the year 1876.
Microscope — Invented by Zacharis Janssen (Netherlands) in the year 1590. Compound convex-concave lens.
Microscope (Electron) — Invented by Vladimir Kosme Sworykin (Russia, later USA) in the year 1939.
Molecular Hypothesis — Invented by Amadeo Avogadro (Italy) in the year 1811.
Motorcycle — Invented by Edward Buder (England) in the year 1848.
Motor Scooter — Invented by Greville Bradshaw (England) in the year 1919.
