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  • 19 Sep 1838

    Ephraim Morris patented the car brake for railroads.

  • 25 Feb 1836

    Samuel Colt patented the multi-shot revolving cylinder gun.

  • 17 Aug 1835

    Solymon Merrick patented the wrench tool.

  • 13 Jul 1835

    Swedish-American inventor John Ericsson patented the screw propeller design.

  • 21 Jun 1834

    Cyrus McCormick patented the reaping machine.

  • 14 Jun 1834

    Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper in Springfield, Vermont, US.

  • 14 Jun 1834

    Leonard Norcross was granted the first US patent for an underwater diving suit.

  • 23 Jul 1829

    Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.

  • 7 Apr 1827

    Englishman John Walker invented modern-day wooden matches that create a flame through friction.

  • 27 Nov 1826

    British pharmacist John Walker invented the matchstick by accident.

  • 8 Jun 1824

    Noah Cushing patented the washing machine in Quebec, Canada.

  • 5 May 1809

    Mary Kies became the first woman ever to acquire a patent.

  • 11 Feb 1809

    A steamboat patent was granted to the American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton.

  • 9 Aug 1803

    Inventor Robert Fulton tested his 66-foot long boat on River Seine in Paris, France.

  • 14 Mar 1794

    American inventor Eli Whitney was granted a patent for a ground-breaking new type of cotton gin.

  • 2 Aug 1791

    Samuel Briggs and his son patented his nail-making machine.

  • 31 Jul 1790

    Samuel Hopkins was awarded the first US patent.

  • 27 Mar 1790

    Harvey Kennedy patented the modern shoelace, which included aglet reinforced tips.

  • 1 Feb 1788

    Isaac Briggs & William Longstreet was awarded a patent for the first steamboat in the US.

  • 23 May 1785

    Benjamin Franklin announced his invention of bifocal eyeglasses.

  • 29 Nov 1775

    Amateur British chemist Sir James Jay invented invisible ink.

  • 8 Apr 1766

    The first idea of a fire escape was patented.

  • 11 Jun 1742

    American leading figure Benjamin Franklin created the Franklin Stove.

  • 25 Nov 1715

    The UK approved the first American patent.

  • 2 Jul 1698

    Inventor Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine in England.

  • 14 Jan 1690

    The clarinet was invented in Nuremberg, Germany, by Johann Christoph Denner.

  • 4 Oct 1675

    The pocket watch patent was awarded to Dutch mathematician and scientist Christiaan Huygens.

  • 3 Jan 1496

    Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tried to fly his famous Flying Machine invention for the first time.

  • 24 Aug 1456

    The first printing of the Gutenberg Bible was completed.

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