Category: inventions
Famous products invented by different people at the same time
Great minds thinks alike. When Johann Vaaler patented his paperclip in 1901, there already were similar designs by William Middlebrook and Cornelius […]
02/08/2010. Category: inventions. Tags: products, telephone, television
Who invented the paperclip
When Johann Vaaler patented his paper clip in 1901, there already were similar designs on the books. William Middlebrook of Waterbury, Connecticut […]
02/07/2010. Category: inventions. Tags: paperclips
Aspirin discovered during experiment with waste product
Friedrich Bayer was born in 1825, the only son in a family of six children. His father was a weaver and dyer, […]
02/07/2010. Category: inventions. Tags: aspirin, bayer, hoffmann, medicine
Can openers invented 48 years after cans
Cans were opened with a hammer and chisel before the advent of can openers. The tin canister, or can, was invented in […]
02/06/2010. Category: inventions. Tags: cans, recycling
Brief history of crayons and Crayola
More than 100 billion crayons have been produced so far. The first crayons consisted of a mixture of charcoal and oil. In […]
02/05/2010. Category: inventions. Tags: crayons
Music first sent down a telephone line in 1876
So you think downloading music from the Internet via a phone line is a really cool modern thing? Not so. In 1896, […]
02/04/2010. Category: inventions. Tags: bell, gray, telephone
First vending machine used at the time of Christ
The first vending machine was invented by Hero (Heron) of Alexandria in the first century. When a coin was dropped into a […]
05/20/2009. Category: inventions. Tags: Hero of Alexandria, Vending machine