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  • 4 Jun 1973

    Trio inventors were granted the patent to the ATM.

  • 2 Oct 1965

    A team of scientists invented the sports drink Gatorade in a University of Florida lab.

  • 22 Mar 1960

    Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes was granted the first patent for a laser.

  • 28 Jan 1958

    A patent was received for Ole Kirk Christiansen's LEGO plastic bricks.

  • 13 Sep 1955

    Swiss engineer George de Mestral patented velcro.

  • 18 Jan 1951

    The lie detector, invented in 1921 by John Augustus Larson, was first used in the Netherlands.

  • 6 Jul 1947

    The Soviet Union started mass producing the AK-47 assault rifle.

  • 8 Oct 1945

    Inventor Percy L. Spencer patented the Microwave Oven.

  • 6 Mar 1945

    A circus performer patented the modern trampoline.

  • 13 Jan 1942

    Industrialist Henry Ford's method to construct auto bodies from plastic was patented.

  • 22 Oct 1938

    Inventor Chester Carlson created the first Xerox image.

  • 26 Feb 1935

    Robert Watson-Watt demonstrated radar in Slough, England, UK.

  • 2 Feb 1935

    A polygraph test was conducted by its inventor, Leonarde Keeler, for the first time.

  • 9 Jun 1931

    Robert Goddard was granted a patent for the rocket-powered aircraft.

  • 23 Sep 1930

    Johannes Ostermeier patented the flashbulb for cameras.

  • 13 Dec 1928

    The clip-on tie was designed.

  • 7 Jul 1928

    The world celebrated the introduction of sliced bread for the first time.

  • 3 Jul 1928

    Scotsman John Logie Baird demonstrated the color television transmission in London for the first time.

  • 22 Nov 1927

    Carl J.E. Eliason, from Sayner, Wisconsin, was awarded his patent for the 'motor toboggan,' the world's first motorized snow vehicle.

  • 26 Jan 1926

    Scottish inventor John Logie Baird changed the world of communication and entertainment forever when he demonstrated television for the first time.

  • 27 Oct 1925

    Inventor Fred Waller patented the aquaplane, which would become water skis.

  • 13 Oct 1914

    The Safety Hood, which would later become the gas mask, was patented by Garrett Morgan.

  • 14 Jul 1914

    A patent was granted to Robert Goddard for a liquid-filled rocket.

  • 3 Dec 1910

    Neon lighting was first demonstrated at the Paris Motor Show by Georges Claude.

  • 9 Aug 1910

    Engineer Alva J. Fisher patented the electric washing machine.

  • 7 Dec 1909

    Inventor Leo Baekeland patented the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite, which sparked the birth of the plastics industry.

  • 12 May 1908

    After encountering many difficulties, Nathan Stubblefield was finally granted a US patent for his new version of a wireless telephone.

  • 22 May 1906

    The Wright Brothers were granted a patent for their 'flying machine' after applying for it three years earlier.

  • 2 Jan 1906

    A patent was awarded to Willis Carrier, which gave us the world’s first Air Conditioner.

  • 15 Nov 1904

    American businessman King Camp Gillette was granted his patent for the safety razor.

  • 17 Jul 1902

    Willis Carrier invented the world's first electronic air conditioner.

  • 30 Nov 1900

    Thomas Gibson and James Mcgrath patented a steerable sled.

  • 10 Oct 1899

    Isaac R. Johnson received his patent for the bicycle frame.

  • 9 May 1899

    John Burr patented a better rotary blade lawn mower, designed with traction wheels and a rotary blade that would not easily get stuck with grass clipping.

  • 14 Mar 1899

    German inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin granted a patent for the navigable balloon.

  • 23 Nov 1897

    J. L. Love patented his pencil sharpener in the US.

  • 31 Aug 1897

    The first movie projector, correctly named the kinetoscope, was patented by Thomas Edison.

  • 17 Aug 1897

    William B. Purvis patented the electric switch on railways that would shut off the electric supply after carriages pass the contact device.

  • 20 Aug 1896

    The Erickson Brothers submitted the application for the first dial telephone patent.

  • 11 Aug 1896

    Inventor Harvey Hubbell patented the popular light bulb with a pull chain.

  • 2 Jun 1896

    Inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi applied for the patents for the radio.

  • 31 Dec 1895

    American inventor Ogden Bolton Jr. patented the first electric-powered bicycle.

  • 19 Nov 1895

    Inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell patented the pencil in the US.

  • 5 Nov 1895

    George B. Selden was granted the patent for a gasoline internal combustion engine car.

  • 27 May 1895

    Birt Acres, a British inventor, patented the film camera/projector.

  • 30 Oct 1894

    Inventor Daniel Cooper patented the first time clock in the US.

  • 26 Jun 1894

    Karl Benz patented the gasoline-operated motor car.

  • 6 Feb 1894

    William Painter secured a patent for the capped bottle opener.

  • 11 Nov 1890

    Daniel McCree patented the portable fire escape in the US.

  • 13 Aug 1889

    Inventor William Gray received a patent for creating the telephone that uses coins to operate it.

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