Invention
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Year
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Inventor
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Country
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1
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Adding Machine
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1642
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Pascal
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France
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2
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Aeroplane
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1903
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Wright Brothers
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US
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3
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Ballpoint Pen
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1888
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C Biro
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Hungary
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4
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Barometer
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1634
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E Torricelli
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Italy
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5
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Bicycle
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1839
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K Macmillan
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Scotland
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6
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Centigrade Scale
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1742
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A Celsius
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France
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7
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Cinematograph
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1891
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Thomas Alva Edison
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US
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8
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Computer
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1834
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Charles Babbage
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Britain
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9
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Cine Camera
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1889
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Friese Green
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Britain
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10
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Cinema
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1895
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AL and JL Lumiere
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France
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11
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Clock (mechanical)
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1725
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Hsing and Ling-Tsan
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China
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12
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Clock (pendulum)
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1657
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C Hugyens
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Netherlands
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13
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Diesel engine
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1892
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Rudolf Diesel
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Germany
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14
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Dynamite
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1831
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Michael Faraday
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England
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15
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Electric Iron
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1882
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HW Seeley
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US
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16
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Electric Lamp
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1879
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Thomas Alva Edison
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US
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17
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Electromagnetic
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1823
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W Sturgeon
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England
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18
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Film (with sound)
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1923
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Dr Lee de Forest
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US
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19
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Fountain Pen
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1884
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LE Waterman
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US
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20
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Gas Lighting
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1792
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William Murdoch
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Scotland
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21
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Gramophone
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1878
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Thomas Alva Edison
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US
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22
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Jet Engine
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1937
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Sir Frank Whittle
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England
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23
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Lift
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1852
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EG Otis
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US
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24
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Locomotive
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1804
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Richard Trevithick
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England
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25
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Machine Gun
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1861
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Richard Gatling
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US
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26
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Match (safety)
|
1855
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JE Lundstrom
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Sweden
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27
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Microphone
|
1827
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Charles Wheatstone
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England
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28
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Microscope (compound)
|
1590
|
Z Janssen
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Netherlands
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29
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Motor Car (petrol)
|
1885
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Karl Benz
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Germany
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30
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Motorcycle
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1884
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Edward Butler
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England
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31
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Neon Lamp
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1910
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G Claude
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France
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32
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Nylon
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1937
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Dr WH Carothers
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US
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33
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Parachute
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1783
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Louis Lenormand
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France
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34
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Photography (paper)
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1841
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WH Fox Talbot
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England
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35
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Pneumatic bicycle Tyre
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1888
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JB Dunlop
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Scotland
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36
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Printing Press
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1450
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J Gutenberg
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Germany
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37
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Radar
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1922
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Dr AH Taylor & LC Young
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US
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38
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Radium
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1898
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Marie and Pierre Curie
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France
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39
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Rayon
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1910
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Viscose Co
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US
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40
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Razor (safety)
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1901
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KC Gillet
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US
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41
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Razor (electric)
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1931
|
Col J Schick
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US
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42
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Refrigerator
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1851
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J Harrison & A Catlin
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Australia, US
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43
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Revolver
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1835
|
Samuel Colt
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US
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44
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Rubber (vulcanized)
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1839
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Charles Goodyear
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US
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45
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Rubber (waterproof)
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1823
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Charles Macintosh
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Scotland
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46
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Safety Lamp
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1816
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Sri Humphry Davy
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England
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47
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Safety Pin
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1849
|
W Hunt
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US
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48
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Sewing Machine
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1830
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B Thimmonnier
|
France
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49
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Scooter
|
1919
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G Bradshaw
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England
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50
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Ship (steam)
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1775
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JC Perier
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France
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51
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Ship (turbine)
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1894
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Sir Charles Parsons
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England
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52
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Shorthand (modern)
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1837
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Sir Isaac Pitman
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England
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53
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Spinning Frame
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1769
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Sir Richard Arkwright
|
England
|
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54
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Steam Engine (piston)
|
1705
|
Thomas Newcomen
|
England
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55
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Steam Engine
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1782
|
James Watt
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Scotland
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56
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Stainless Steel
|
1913
|
Harry Brearley
|
England
|
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57
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Submarine
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1776
|
D Bushnell
|
US
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58
|
Tank
|
1914
|
Sir Ernest Swington
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England
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59
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Telegraph Code
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1837
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Samuel FB Morse
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US
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60
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Telephone
|
1876
|
Alexander Graham Bell
|
US
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61
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Telescope
|
1608
|
Hans Lippershey
|
Netherlands
|
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62
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Television (successful
demonstration)
|
1926
|
John Logie Baird
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Scotland
|
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63
|
Terylene
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1941
|
J Whinefield & J Dickson
|
England
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64
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Thermometer
|
1593
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Galileo Galilei
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Italy
|
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65
|
Tractor
|
1900
|
Benjamin Holt
|
US
|
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66
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Transistor
|
1947
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Bardeen, Shockley & Brattain
|
US
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67
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Typewriter
|
1867
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C Sholes
|
US
|
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68
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Radio Valve
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1904
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Sir JA Fleming
|
Britain
|
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69
|
Watch
|
1791
|
AL Breguet
|
France
|
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70
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X-ray
|
1895
|
Wilhelm Roentgen
|
Germany
|
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71
|
Zip Fastener
|
1891
|
WL Judson
|
US
|
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Medical Discoveries
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Discovery
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Year
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Made by
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Country
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1
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Antibiotic (Penicillin)
|
1928
|
Alexander Fleming
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Scotland
|
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2
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Antiseptic
|
1867
|
Joseph Lister
|
Scotland
|
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3
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Aspirin
|
1899
|
Dr Felix Hoffman
|
Germany
|
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4
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Blood Circulation
|
1628
|
William Harvey
|
Britain
|
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5
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Blood Group
|
1900-1902
|
K Landsteiner
|
Austria
|
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6
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Blood Transfusion
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1625
|
Jean-Baptiste Denys
|
France
|
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7
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Cholera and TB Germs
|
1883
|
Robert Koch
|
Germany
|
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8
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Diphtheria Germs
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1883-84
|
Klebs and Loffler
|
Germany
|
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9
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Electro Cardiogram (ECG)
|
1903
|
William Einthoven
|
Dutch
|
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10
|
Heart-Ling Machine
|
1953
|
John Heynsham Gibbon
|
US
|
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11
|
Heart transplant
|
1967
|
Christian Barnard
|
South Africa
|
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12
|
Kidney Machine
|
1944
|
WJ Kolf
|
Netherlands
|
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13
|
Malaria Germs
|
1880
|
A Laveran
|
France
|
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14
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Organ Transplant
|
1953
|
John P Merril
|
USA
|
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15
|
Scan (CAT)
|
1973
|
Godfrey Hounsfield
|
England
|
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16
|
Sphygmomanometer
|
1896
|
Scipione Riva-Rocci
|
Italy
|
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17
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Stethoscope
|
1819
|
Rene Laennec
|
France
|
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18
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Thermometer (clinical)
|
1867
|
Sir Thomas Allbutt
|
England
|
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19
|
Ultrasound
|
1950
|
Ian Donald
|
Ireland
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