Trio inventors were granted the patent to the ATM.
A team of scientists invented the sports drink Gatorade in a University of Florida lab.
Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes was granted the first patent for a laser.
A patent was received for Ole Kirk Christiansen's LEGO plastic bricks.
Swiss engineer George de Mestral patented velcro.
The lie detector, invented in 1921 by John Augustus Larson, was first used in the Netherlands.
The Soviet Union started mass producing the AK-47 assault rifle.
Inventor Percy L. Spencer patented the Microwave Oven.
A circus performer patented the modern trampoline.
Industrialist Henry Ford's method to construct auto bodies from plastic was patented.
Inventor Chester Carlson created the first Xerox image.
Robert Watson-Watt demonstrated radar in Slough, England, UK.
A polygraph test was conducted by its inventor, Leonarde Keeler, for the first time.
Robert Goddard was granted a patent for the rocket-powered aircraft.
Johannes Ostermeier patented the flashbulb for cameras.
The clip-on tie was designed.
The world celebrated the introduction of sliced bread for the first time.
Scotsman John Logie Baird demonstrated the color television transmission in London for the first time.
Carl J.E. Eliason, from Sayner, Wisconsin, was awarded his patent for the 'motor toboggan,' the world's first motorized snow vehicle.
Scottish inventor John Logie Baird changed the world of communication and entertainment forever when he demonstrated television for the first time.
Inventor Fred Waller patented the aquaplane, which would become water skis.
The Safety Hood, which would later become the gas mask, was patented by Garrett Morgan.
A patent was granted to Robert Goddard for a liquid-filled rocket.
Neon lighting was first demonstrated at the Paris Motor Show by Georges Claude.
Engineer Alva J. Fisher patented the electric washing machine.
Inventor Leo Baekeland patented the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite, which sparked the birth of the plastics industry.
After encountering many difficulties, Nathan Stubblefield was finally granted a US patent for his new version of a wireless telephone.
The Wright Brothers were granted a patent for their 'flying machine' after applying for it three years earlier.
A patent was awarded to Willis Carrier, which gave us the world’s first Air Conditioner.
American businessman King Camp Gillette was granted his patent for the safety razor.
Willis Carrier invented the world's first electronic air conditioner.
Thomas Gibson and James Mcgrath patented a steerable sled.
Isaac R. Johnson received his patent for the bicycle frame.
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.
German inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin granted a patent for the navigable balloon.
J. L. Love patented his pencil sharpener in the US.
The first movie projector, correctly named the kinetoscope, was patented by Thomas Edison.
William B. Purvis patented the electric switch on railways that would shut off the electric supply after carriages pass the contact device.
The Erickson Brothers submitted the application for the first dial telephone patent.
Inventor Harvey Hubbell patented the popular light bulb with a pull chain.
Inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi applied for the patents for the radio.
American inventor Ogden Bolton Jr. patented the first electric-powered bicycle.
Inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell patented the pencil in the US.
George B. Selden was granted the patent for a gasoline internal combustion engine car.
Birt Acres, a British inventor, patented the film camera/projector.
Inventor Daniel Cooper patented the first time clock in the US.
Karl Benz patented the gasoline-operated motor car.
William Painter secured a patent for the capped bottle opener.
Daniel McCree patented the portable fire escape in the US.
Inventor William Gray received a patent for creating the telephone that uses coins to operate it.
