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No. |
Invention |
Inventor |
Country |
Year |
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01 |
Adding Bulb |
Pascal |
France |
1642 |
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02 |
Airplane |
Wright brothers |
USA |
1903 |
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03 |
Balloon |
Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier |
France |
1783 |
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04 |
Ball-point pen |
C. Biro |
Hungary |
1938 |
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05 |
Barometer |
E. Torricelli |
Italy |
1644 |
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06 |
Bicycle |
K. Macmillan |
Scotland |
1839 |
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07 |
Bicycle tyre |
J. B. Dunlop |
Scotland |
1888 |
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08 |
Calculating Machine |
Pascal |
France |
1642 |
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09 |
Centigrade Scale |
A Celsius |
France |
1742 |
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10 |
Cinematograph |
Thomas Alva Edison |
USA |
1891 |
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11 |
Computer |
Charles Babbage |
Britain |
1834 |
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12 |
Cine Camera |
Friese-Greene |
Britain |
1889 |
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13 |
Cinema |
Al. and J. L. Lumiere |
France |
1895 |
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14 |
Clock ( Mechanical ) |
Hsing and Ling-Tsan |
China |
1725 |
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15 |
Clock ( Pendulum ) |
C. Hugyens |
Netherlands |
1657 |
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16 |
Diesel engine |
Rudolf Diesel |
Germany |
1892 |
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17 |
Dynamite |
Alfred Nobel, |
Sweden |
1867 |
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18 |
Dynamo |
Michael Faraday |
England |
1831 |
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19 |
Electric iron |
H.W Seeley |
USA |
1882 |
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20 |
Electric lamp |
Thomas Alva Edison |
USA |
1879 |
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21 |
Electromagnet |
W.Sturgeon |
England |
1824 |
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22 |
Evolution (theory) |
Charles Darwin |
England |
1858 |
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23 |
Film (with sound) |
Dr Lee de Forest |
USA |
1923 |
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24 |
Fountain pen |
LE. Waterman |
USA |
1884 |
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25 |
Gas lighting |
William Murdoch |
Scotland |
1794 |
|
26 |
Gramophone |
T.A Edison |
USA |
1878 |
|
27 |
Jet Engine |
Sir Frank Whittle |
England |
1858 |
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28 |
Lift |
E. G. Otis |
USA |
1852 |
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29 |
Locomotive |
Richard Trevithick |
England |
1804 |
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30 |
Logarithms |
John Napier |
Scotland |
1614 |
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31 |
Machine gun |
Richard Gatling |
USA |
1861 |
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32 |
Match ( safety ) |
J. E. Lurdstrom |
Sweden |
1855 |
|
33 |
Microphone |
David Hughes |
USA |
1878 |
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34 |
Microscope |
Z. Jansen |
Netherlands |
1590 |
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35 |
Motor car ( petrol ) |
Karl Benz |
Germany |
1885 |
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36 |
Motorcycle |
Edward Butler |
England |
1884 |
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37 |
Neon-lamp |
G. Claude |
France |
1915 |
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38 |
Nylon |
Dr W. H. Carothers |
USA |
1937 |
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39 |
Photography ( paper ) |
W. H. Fox Tablot |
England |
1835 |
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40 |
Printing press |
J. Gutenberg |
Germany |
1455 |
|
41 |
Radar |
Dr AH. Tylor & L. C Young |
USA |
1922 |
|
42 |
Radium |
Marie and Pierre Curie |
France |
1898 |
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43 |
Radio |
G. Marconi |
England |
1901 |
|
44 |
Rayon |
American Viscose Co. |
USA |
1910 |
|
45 |
Razor ( safety ) |
KG. Gillette |
USA |
1895 |
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46 |
Razor ( electric ) |
Col. J. Schick |
USA |
1931 |
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47 |
Refrigerator |
J. Harrison and A Catlin |
Britain |
1834 |
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48 |
Revolver |
Samuel Colt |
USA |
1835 |
|
49 |
Rubber ( vulcanized ) |
Charles Goodyear |
USA |
1841 |
|
50 |
Rubber ( waterproof ) |
Charles Macintosh |
Scotland |
1819 |
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51 |
Safety lamp |
Sir Humphrey Davy |
England |
1816 |
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52 |
Safety pin |
William Hurst |
USA |
1849 |
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53 |
Sewing machine |
B. Thimmonnier |
France |
1830 |
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54 |
Scooter |
G. Bradshaw |
England |
1919 |
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55 |
Ship ( steam ) |
J. C. Perier |
France |
1775 |
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56 |
Ship ( turbine ) |
Sir Charles Parsons |
Britain |
1894 |
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57 |
Shorthand ( modem ) |
Sir Isaac Pitman |
Britain |
1837 |
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58 |
Spinning frame |
Sir Richard Arkwight |
England |
1769 |
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59 |
Spinning jenny |
James Hargreaves |
England |
1764 |
|
60 |
Steam engine (piston ) |
Thomas Newcome |
Britain |
1712 |
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61 |
Steam engine
( condenser
) |
James Watt |
Scotland |
1765 |
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62 |
Steel production |
Henry Bessemer |
England |
1855 |
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63 |
Stainless Steel |
Harry brearley |
England |
1913 |
|
64 |
Tank |
Sir Ernest Swington |
England |
1914 |
|
65 |
Telegraph code |
Samuel EB. Morse |
USA |
1837 |
|
66 |
Telephone |
Alexander Graham Bell |
USA |
1876 |
|
67 |
Telescope |
Hans Lippershey |
Netherlands |
1608 |
|
68 |
Television |
John Logie Bared |
Scotland |
1926 |
|
69 |
Terylene |
Whinfield & H. Dickson |
England |
1941 |
|
70 |
Thennometer |
Galileo Galilei |
Italy |
1593 |
|
71 |
Tractor |
J. Froehlich |
USA |
1892 |
|
72 |
Transistor |
Bardeen, Shockley |
USA & Britain |
1949 |
|
73 |
Typewriter |
C. Sholes |
USA |
1868 |
|
74 |
Valve of radio |
Sir J. A. Flemming |
Britain |
1904 |
|
75 |
Watch |
AL. Breguet |
France |
1791 |
|
76 |
X-ray |
Wilhelm Roentgen |
Germany |
1895 |
|
77 |
Zip fastener |
W. L. Judson |
USA |
1891 |
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