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INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES

ITEMINVENTOR/DISCOVERERYEAR/COUNTRY
A
Adding MachineBlaise Pascal1642 -France.
AeroplaneOrville & Wilbur Wright1903 -USA
Artificial SilkJoseph W. Swan
Argon GasSir William Ramsay
Atom StructureRutherford/Neilsbohr
Alcohol ThermometerMarconi
Atom BombOtto Hahn/Robert Oppenheimer1945 -USA
Arc LampW.E.Satte
AutomobileMacmillan/Gottlieb Daimier
Alarm ClockAntony Radier
AntennaAlexander Papov
Artificial Radio ActivityFrederick Joliot & Curie
Atom TheoryJohn Dalton1803 - UK
AntisepticsJoseph Lister
Air ConditionerWilliam Havilland Carrier
AspirinFelize Hofman1897
Automatic Teller MachineJohn Shepherd Baron
Air Ship (rigid)G.Ferdinand Von Zoppelin
Acetylene GasBerthclot1862 -France
Adhesive Tape, ScotchRichard Drew1930 -USA
Aerosol SprayErik Rotheim1926 -Norway
Artificial HeartWillem Kolff1957-Netherlands
Atomic NumbersMoselely1913-UK.
Automatic RifleJohn Browning1918-USA
B
BalloonJoseph Montgolfer & Jacques1783 -France
Ball Point PenLazlo Biro/John J. LoudHungary-USA
BarometerE. Toricelli1644 -Italy
BicycleK. Macmillan1839 - Scotland, UK
Bicycle TyreJ.B.Dunlop1888 -Scotland
Benzene StructureAugust Kekule
BacteriaAnton Von Leuvanch1675
Blasting GelatinAlfred Nobel
Bunsen BurnerWilhelm Von Bunsen1855 -Germany
Battery - ElectricAlessandro Volta1800 -Italy.
BromineBalard
Biological ElectricityLugi Galvani
Bifocal LensBenjamin Franklin1780 -USA
Brannock DeviceCharles F Brannock1926
Braille System (Blind)Louis BrailleFrance.
BakeliteLeo H. Backeland1907 -Belgium
Ballistic MissileWerner Von Braun1944 -Germany
Bleaching PowderTennant1798 -UK
Bolt Action RifleP. Von Mauser1889 -Germany
Burgler AlarmEdwin T. Holmes1858 -USA
C
Current ElectricityVolta
Carpet SweeperMelville R. Bissel1876 -USA
Centigrade ScaleA Celcius1742-France.
CinematographThomas Alva Edison1891 -USA
ComputerCharles Babbage1834-UK
Computer LaptopSinclair1987-UK
Cine CameraFriese Greene1869-UK
Crossword PuzzleArthur Wynne1913-USA
CinemaA.L. & J.L. Lumiere (Brothers)1895 -France
Clonning - DNACohen Boyer1973-USA
Clock - MechanicalHsing & Ling Tsan1725 -China
Clonning MammalWilmut et al1996-UK
Clock - PendulumChristian Hugyens1657-Netherlands
Cement - PortlandJoseph Aspdin1824-UK
Carbondioxide LaserC K N Patel
Chemical Principle of PerspirationA.L.Lavoisier
CT ScanGodfrey Hounsfield1971 UK
ChlorineCarl Wilhelm ScheeleGerman
CellophaneJohn Larson
Cosmic RaysMilikan
CryosurgeryHenry Swam1953
Cell (Biology)Robert Hook1665
Cat EyesPercy Shaw
Calculating MachineBlaise Pascal1642-France
Chloro fluoro Carbon CFCThomas Midgley
CameraJohann Zann1685-Germany
CalculusIsaac Newton1670 -UK
Camera KodakWalker Eastman1888-USA
Canned FoodAppert1804-France
Car - PetrolKarl Benz1888-Germany
CarburettorGottlieb Daimler1876-Germany
ChemotherapyEhrlich1909 - Germany
ChronometerJohn Harrison1735-UK
Compact DiscNorio Ogha
D
Diesel EngineRudolf Diesel1892-Germany
DynamiteAlfred Nobel1867-Sweden
DynamoMichael Faraday1831
DDT - PesticidePaul Muller
Dish WasherJosephine Cochran1886-USA
Digital CameraSteven Sasson
Dental PlateAnthony A. Plantson1817-USA
Dental Plate RubberCharles Good Year1855-USA
Disc BrakeDr. F. Lanchester1902-UK
DNA StructureCrick - Wilkins - and Watson - UK1951-UK
E
Electric IronH.W.Seeley1882-USA
Electric LampThomas Alva Edison1879-USA
Electro MagnetW. Sturgeon1824-UK
Evolution TheoryCharles Darwin1858---UK
Electrolysis LawMichael Faraday
Electricial InductanceJoseph Henry
Electrical FanS. Wheeler
Electric Motor ACNikola Tesla
Electrical ResistanceGeorge Ohm1827-Germany
ElectronJ J Thomson1897-UK
ElementsRobert Boyle
ElevatorHenry Waterman1850-USA
Electric FurnaceWilliam Siemens1861-UK
Electric Motor DCZenobe Gramme1873-Belgium
Electric Washing MachineAlva J Fisher1906-USA
ElectroplatingLuigi Brugnatelli1805-Italy
Electronic ComputerDr. Alan M. Turing1824-UK
F
Film - MovingLouis Prince1888-France
Film with SoundDr. Lee De Forest1923-USA
Fountain PenL.E.Waterman1884-USA
Frequency ModulationEdwin Armstrong1933-USA
FluorescenceSir George Stokes
Frozen Packed FoodClarence Birds Eye1924-USA
FM BandEdward Howard Jenning
Felt Tipped PenYukio HorieJapan
Fascimile MachineAlexander Bain1843-UK
Fibre OpticsKapany and Nannder1855-UK
FrisbeeFred Morrison1948-USA
G
Glass StainedAugsburg1080BC-Germany
Geiger CounterGeiger1913-Germany
Gas LighterWilliam Murdoch1794-Scotland
GramophoneThomas Alva Edison1878-USA
GliderSir George Cayley1853-UK
Gravitation LawSir Isaac Newton Glider Sir George Cayley1853-UK
Getorade Sports DrinkDr. Robert Cade
GalvanometerAndre Marie Ampere1834-USA
Guided MissileWerhner Von Braun1942-Germany
Gyro CompassElmer A. Sperry1911-USA
H
HolographyDenis Gason1947-UK
HIVMortagnier1984-France
HeliumSir William Ramsay
HelicopterEtienne Oehmichen1924-France
HovercraftSir Christopher Cockerell1959-UK
HydrogenHenry Cavendish
Hydrogen BombEdward Teller1952-USA
I
Ionisation FormulaM.N.Saha
Internal Combustion EngineOtto
Intelligence TestingSimon Binet1905-France
J
Jet EngineSir Frank Whittle1937-UK
JeansLevi Strauss
Jaipur FootDr. P.K.Sinha
K
Knitting MachineWilliam Lee
Kodak CameraGeorge Eastman
KinetographThomas Alva Edison
L
LaserGould1957-USA
LiftElesha Gravis Otis1852-USA
LocomotiveRichard Trevithick1804 -UK
LogarithmsJohn Napier1614- Scotland
Laughing GasJoseph Priestly
Liquid Crystal DisplayJames Ferguson
LensZeiss
Lightning ConductorBenjamin Franklin
Lawn MowerElwin Budding & John Ferrabie
Loom - PowerE. Cartwright1785-UK
LinoleumFrederick Walton1860-UK
LinotypeO. Margenthaler1883-USA
Loud SpeakerHorace Short1900 -UK
M
Magnetic UnitGauss
Match - SafetyJ.E.Lourdstrom1855- Sweden
MicrophoneDavid Hughes1878-USA
MicroscopeZ.Jansen1590- Netherlands
Motor Car PetrolKarl Benz1885 -Germany
Motor CycleEdward Butler/Gottlieb Daimler1884-UK/Germany
Methane GasAllesandro Volta
Movie CameraCharles Pathe
Mercury ThermometerGabriel Farenheit
Movie ProjectorLe Roy
Monkey WrenchCharles Moncke
Magnetic IntensityHans Oersted
Match SticksJohn Walker1827-UK
Moveable TypeJohannes GuntenbergGermany
Modern Lie DetectorJohan Larson
Microwave OvenPercy Spencer1947-UK
Magnetic Recording TapeFritz Pfleumer1928-Germany
MicroprocessorRobert Noyce & Gordon Moore1971-USA
Microscope - ElectricRuska Knoll1931-Germany
MRI ScanDamadian1971-USA
N
Neon LampG. Claude1915-France
NylonDr.W.H.Carothers1937-USA
Neon GasSir William Ramsay
NucleusRutherford
NeutronChadwick1932-UK
Neutron BombSamuel Cohen1958 USA
Ne-write (Shorthand)Walter KistlevUSA
O
Oral Polio VaccineAlbert Bruce Sabin
OxygenJoseph Priestly
P
Pistol ReveolverColt1836-USA
Plutonium FissionKennedy, Whal, Segre, Seaborg1940-USA
Propeller (Ship)Francis Smith1837-USA
Photography on FilmJohn Carbutt1888-USA
Photography on MetalJ.N.Niepce1826-France
Photoelectric CellJulius Elster, Hans F Geitel1893-Germany
PhotocopierCarbon1938-USA
PencilJacques Nicolas Conte1792-France
Photography on PaperW.H.Fox Tablot1835-England
Printing PressJohann Guntenberg1455-- Germany
Polaroid CameraE.H.Land
Pressure CookerDenis Pepin
Pace MakerAke Senning/William Greatbatch
Pace Maker (Heart)Paul Zoll1957-USA
Polarizing Sun GlassDr. Edwin Land
ParachuteAndre Jacques Garnerin
Principle of LeverArchimedes
PenicillinAlexander Fleming1928--Scotland
ProtonsRutherford1919-New Zealand
Plant CellShleedan1838
PaperChina105
pi 22/7Archimedes
pi sign or abbreviationWilliam Jones, Welsh1706-UK
PoloniumMarie Curie
PianoCristofori1709- Italy
Paper ClipJohann Vaneler
Parking MeterCarlton C. Magee1935 -USA
PasteurizationLouis Pasteur1867-France
Periodic TableMendeleyev1869- Russia
Photofilm CelluloidReichenbach1893 USA
Photofilm TransparentGoodwin Eastman1884-USA
Q
Quantum TheoryPlanck1900-Germany
R
RadarDr.A.H.Taylor & L.C.Young1922-USA
RadiumMarie & Pierre Curie1898-France.
RadioMarconi1901-England
RayonSir Joseph SwanUK
Razor (Safety)K.G.Gillette1895 USA
Razor (Electric)Col.J.Schick1931-USA
RefrigeratorJ.Harison & A Catlin1834- Britain
RevolverSamuel Colt1835 USA
Rubber (Vulcanized)Charles Goodyear1841-USA
Rubber (water proof)Charles McIntosh1819- Scotland
Radio WaveHeinrich Hertz
Reflecting TelescopeNewton
Rocket PrincipleKonstantin Tsiolkovsky
Radio TransmissionAlexanderson
Radio TelephoneLee Dee Forest
Railway EngineStephenson
Rotary PrintingRichard Hoe
Roll Film PhotographyGeorge Eastman
Radio Activity DeviceHans Geigor
Relativity TheoryAlbert Einstein1905 Germany
Refrigeration TechnicJacob Perkins1834-UK
Radio Carbon DatingLibby1947-USA
Rubik CubeProf. Emo Rubik1975- Hungary
S
Safety LampSir Humphrey Davy1816-UK
Safety PinWilliam Hurst & Walter Hunt1849-USA
Sewing MachineB.Thimmonier/Ellis Howe1830-France
ScooterG. Bradshaw1919-UK
Ship (Steam)J.C.Perier1775-France
Ship (Turbine)Sir Charles Parsons1894-UK
ShorthandSir Isaac Pitman1837-UK
Spinning FrameSir Richard Arkwight1769-UK
Spinning JennyJames Hargreaves1764-UK
Steam Engine (Piston)Thomas Newcome1712 UK
Steel ProductionHenry Bessemer1855-UK
Steam Engine CondenserJames Watt1765- Scotland
Stainless SteelHarry Brearley1913-UK
Synthetic DyesWilliam Perkins
Specific GravityArchimedes
Slow Motion FilmLucien Bull/Henri Nogues
StethoscopeLaennec
Small Pox VaccineEdward Jenner
SaxophoneAdolf Sax
Self StarterCharles F. Kettering1911-USA
Skate BoardBill & Mark Richards1958-USA
SubmarineDavid Bushnell1976-USA
Super ComputerJ.M.Van Tassel1976-USA
Swiss Army KnifeKarl Elsener1891- Switzerland
Skates - four wheeledJames Plimpton1863-USA
T
Teddy BearMargaret Steiff1903-Germany
Tape RecorderFessenden Poulsen1899- Denmark
TankSir Ernest Swington1914-UK
Telegraph CodeSamuel Morse1837-USA
TelephoneAlexander Graham Bell1876-USA
TelescopeHans Lippershey1608- Netherlands
TelevisionJohn Logie Baird1926- Scotland
TeryleneWhinfield & Dickson1941-England
ThermometerGalileo Galeilei1593- Italy
Telephone CellularBell Labs1947-USA
TransistorBardeen, Shockley1949-USA, UK
TypewriterC. Sholes1868-USA
Thermos FlaskJames Dewar
Transistor RadioSir Robert Watson Watt
TurbineCharles Parson
Thermodynamics III LawH H Nernst
Telephone DialAntoine Bavvay
TractorBenjamin Holt1904
Tooth BrushWilliam Addis -UK
Tobacco Mosaic VirusW M Stanley1935
TyresThomas Hancock1846-UK
TransformerMichael Faraday1831-UK
U
UraniumMartin Heinrich Klaproth
Uranium Fission A.ReactorSzilard Fermi1942-USA
V
Valve of RadioSir J.A.Fleming1904- Britain
VitaminsFunk & Hopkins
Video TapeCharles Ginsberg
Vaccuum Cleaner Elec.J.Murray Spangler1907-USA
Velcro (Hook & Loop)Georges de Mestral 1948- Switzerland
W
WatchBartholomew Manfredi & A.L.Bregnet1791-France
Wrist WatchLouis Carties
Washing MachineAlva Fisher1901-USA
World Wide Web (www)Tim Berners LeeUK
X
X RayWilhelm Roentgen1895-Germany
Xerox CopyingC.F.Carryson
Z
Zip FastenerW.L.Judson1891-USA.