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Who invented film for cameras?
George Eastman of Eastman Kodak
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Who invented Chapstick?
According to a WikiAnswers contributor answering a similar question: "In the early 1880s, Dr. C. D. Fleet invented Chapstick. He...
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Where was Professor Joseph Goddard born?
The cell phone was invented in 1973. Wrong. "During the fall of 1944, OAS (Office of Statics Services) developed the...
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When was the first car invented?
The automobile as we know it was not invented in a single day by a single inventor. The history of the automobile reflects an...
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Who invented the mobile phone?
In 1908, Nathan B. Stubblefield of Murray, Kentucky, USA is accredited with inventing and developing cellular telephony. Modern...
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When was the NuvaRing invented?
NuvaRing was first approved in The Netherlands on February 14, 2001, then by all 14 other countries then in the European Union on...
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What was the computer meant to do when it was invented?
Computers were originally intended to do just what they do today...perform calculations automatically. It was felt that such an...
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Who invented the NuvaRing?
I can't answer your question exactly, but the company that invented it is Organon, and it first received FDA approval in 2001, so...
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What previous invention led to the creation of the computer?
Well, this might suprise you. The first computer was actually originally envisioned in 1834 by Charles Babbage. It was not a...
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Who invented pantyhose and when did they go on sale?
Hosiery was first introduced in the Renaissance period in Northern and Central Europe by barbarians. They didn't gain popularity,...
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Who invented the u-boats that were used in World War 1?
1906 Germany launches U-1, the first U-Boat (for Unterseeboot). This modified Karp was 139 feet long, displaced 239 tons, and...
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Where did JCR Licklider come from?
You can google his name and find lots of resources.
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Who invented the motor bike?
German, porn man Gottlieb Daimler invented the first gas-engined motorcycle in 1885. These "motorcycles" were ordinary pedal...
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When was color television invented?
The first color television broadcast was on January 1, 1954. NBC's "colorcast" of The Rose Bowl Parade was the first national...
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How much money does an electrical engineer earn?
You can research this by typing "Occupational Outlook Handbook" into your search engine. This book gives job descriptions and...
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What are the latest inventions in computers?
The following are the new inventions:- 1. blue ray discs:- in the coming days blue ray dvd are going to become popular bcoz the...
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What sort of things were invented during the year 1818?
Eli Whitney invented the milling machine. Baron Karl Drais von Sauerbronn invented the earliest bicycle that could be steered.
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What is the history of computer?
"The Father of Computers" Charles Babbage who invented the 1st mechanical Computer.. in 1834 he dreamt of designing mechanical...
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Who invented the first pen?
the first ball pont pen was creatred in 1888 by Bill Izneirb
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Who invented the number system?
Quote from Wikipedia.org "The first known use of numbers dates back to around 30000 BC when tally marks were used by Paleolithic...
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When was the nail invented?
This is from an e-text at the University of Virginia: "For hundreds of years men had made wood frames for houses out of heavy...
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What is inside a fire extinguisher?
Fire extinguishers can contain either: Wet: water Dry Chemical: sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) or potassium bicarbonate,...
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What is Gregor Mendel's contribution to the study of genes and heredity?
Gregor Mendel is known for his study of the inheritance of certain traits in pea plants. Mendel showed that the inheritance of...
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How do you obtain a patent?
A patent is obtained by filing an application with a fee, having it examined, responding to any objections the examiner has...
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Who invented the Palm Pilot?
Jeff Hawkins
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What was the need for the invention of the camera?
Are you really asking this question!? Just think where we would be without cameras! Without cameras, our means of ...
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Who was Nikola Tesla?
Nikola Tesla (born on July 9th/10th 1856-Smiljan, Austro-Hungary/now Republic of Croatia), died on January 7th 1943 in New York)...
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What is the difference between a compiler and an interpreter?
A compiler, in general, reads higher level language computer code and converts it to either p-code or native machine code. An...
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How were computers invented?
"Computers" have been around for a very, very long time. But the definition of what makes something a computer has changed a...
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Why was the typewriter invented?
It was invented to help writers and also to help people in businesses. It soon became used for everyone as a way to type faster.
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How has television affected society?
Although television gives people access to some of the finest aspects of our culture, great plays, movies and music, and a wide...
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Who invented the IBM Compatible computer?
http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa031599.htm By Mary Bellis In July of 1980, IBM representatives met for the first...
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Did one Doctor Crapper invent the toilet?
No, credit for inventing the toilet goes to Sir John Harington, but there was famous company of bathroom and lavatory makers in...
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What was the first digital camera?
The first one that I had seen was about ten years ago and it was put out by casio-the resolution was 640x480 and it had a 2mb...
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Who invented the steam engine?
In 1698, English military engineer, Thomas Savery, invented and patented the first crude steam engine, based on Denis Papin's...
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Who invented the toaster?
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Who invented the DVD?
DVD was developed by the Engineers of the company Matshusita. It was invented by TOSHIBA ANSWER FROM ANGEL010597 on...
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Who invented the video camera?
Philo Taylor Farnsworth Invented The First Ever Video Camera
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Who invented the radio?
The inventor of the radio is widely disputed. So who gets the credit? Nikola Tesla? Guglielmo Marconi? Reginald Fessenden? Oliver...
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How do you detect the presence of white noise from a receiver and produce the results on a LED?
I personally use my computer for things like that...i make my screen flash when i get an email...but all you really need is to...
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Who invented the acoustic guitar?
The guitar's roots are in Spain. Realistically, it cannot be traced to any one person, as the instrument is over 5000 years old....
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Who invented the iPhone?
Steve Jobs (head of Apple company) invented the iPhone -- along with help from everyone who works at Apple. The concept for...
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How does a transistor work?
There are two kinds of transistor: Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs) and Field Effect Transistors (FETs). These two transistors...
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Where did Charles Babbage invent his computer?
Charles babbage made several plans to completing the computer in London. Babbage was born in London in 1791 and spent most of his...
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Who invented hybrid crops?
Click on the link to your right for the answer.
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Who was Blaise Pascal and what did he do?
Pascal was most famous for Pascal's triangle. He also invented the 1st mechanical calculator. The Pascal's Triangle is a...
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How was the camera invented?
Modern photography is attributed to William Henry 'Fox' Talbot, who took the first positive / negative photograph in 1840. ...
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Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
Alexander Graham Bell(1847-1922) of Scotland, Great Britain ..is credited as inventing the Telephone
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When was the Marvel hand embroiderer introduced?
I found this on ebay: " This is a fascinating Antique item of sewing memorabilia, marked - May, 7 1918 Other Patents pending...
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Who invented the iPod and when?
Kane Kramer of England, is credited with inventing the Digital Audio Player (DAP) called the "IXI" in 1979, the earliest form of...
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How did anyone settlers or Indians survive the icy Maine winters before the invention of the indoor furnace?
The Indians of the Northeast kept everything pretty simple. They Summered at the coasts, and Wintered inland (typicaly in Fur...
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Why was the laptop invented?
The laptop was designed to make a personal computer easily portable. The first laptop was invented by Adam Osborne in 1981. It...
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What angles do wedges come in?
A traditional pitching wedge is 48 degrees, although that changes from manufacturer to manufacturer. From there you can buy a...
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Who invented the color pink?
It was the old army sergeant that was supposed to paint the new hospital ward red. He needed 20 gallons, but the general only...
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When was the camera obscura first created?
it was first thought of somewhere between470BC and 390BC. It wasn't actually built until 1000AD.
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Where did the Guitar Derive From?
The name 'guitar' is derived from the ancient Greek 'kithara', traditionally the lyre used by Apollo, the god of music. A lyre is...
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What is a Bunsen burner and how is it used?
A Bunsen burner is a common piece of laboratory equipment. It is commonly used for heating chemical substances, sterilization,...
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Who invented DVD technology?
dillon walsh That was just wrong so i deleted it... The answer floks is above this text!
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What are the differences between Information Systems and Information Technology?
Information Systems are products of Information Technology delveloped which enables storage, manipulation and distribution of...
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When was the atomic bomb invented?
Short answer: Development started in 1939 resulting in the first test explosion in 1945. Longer answer: The first historically...
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How do you make a real Lightsaber?
In the sci-fi terms that define what a lightsaber is constructed of, it wouldn't work. But even George Lucas himself admitted...
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What are the origins of music?
The list of music sites: http://dyppl.com/search/search.php?q=music Music has a long and complex history. It may predate language...
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Who invented paternity testing?
Call Maury Provich he should know the answer
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When was indoor plumbing invented?
Since there are so many different advances in "indoor plumbing" recorded from many time periods it is hard to be precise. I...
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When was the video camera invented?
The video camera was invented in the mid-30's. Well I think it was invented in the 20's because the silver screen came out in...
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Who invented the snorkel?
Leonardo Da Vinci
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Who invented the telegraph?
Joseph Henry discovered electric induction in 1831, thus enabling further development in electrical telegraphy. The first...
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Where can you find an accurate timeline from the first camera ever made to the most recent camera available?
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What has been invented in the past 20 years?
The inventions of the past 20 years would be too numerous to list, in any format, let alone this one. The U.S. Patent and...
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Who invented Coca-Cola?
The first Coca-Cola recipe was invented in a drugstore in Columbus, Georgia by John Pemberton, originally as a cocawine called...
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What is E85 fuel?
E85 is an alcohol fuel mixture that typically contains a mixture of up to 85% denatured fuel ethanol and gasoline or other...
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Who invented the donut?
A Dutchman named Hanson Gregory. His mother, Elizabeth, was known to make a good olykoek, or "oily cake." She made some for him...
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What is a balance?
1. A balance is the amount of credit, money, merchandise, that is borrowed by the debtor. The debtor will have a balance owed...
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Who made ek scopes?
I am not familiar with the exact device you are refering to but EK on any scope is Eastman Kodak.
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What did the first telephone look like?
the first telephone was a wind up
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How good is the University of Padova in Italy?
It has something of a reputation of being a university for foreigners. Though this is much exagerated and applies to some other...
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How do you drill a well for water?
There are generally two types of water wells. The first is the shallow dug well, usually completed by hand, or with the use of...
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Who invented the cell phone?
Martin Cooper. He was the fist one to make a call and speak on his moble phone. Cooper, now 70, wanted people to be able to carry...
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Who invented the submarine?
Submarines were envisioned long ago as an undersea weapon to be used against surface ships, but technology could not deliver one...
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What did Robert Fulton invent?
Most people think Fulton invented the steam engine, but he only used existing technology to make a practical steam-powered boat.
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Who was the inventor of the metal coil thermometer?
Sir Edmond Halley of England, developed the first Coil (metal spiral band)thermometer in the late 1600/s. The metallic band was...
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Who was Werner Heisenberg and what did he do?
He was a German physicist and one of the key developers of quantum theory in the 1920s, most famous for the 'Heisenberg...
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How do bullets kill people?
A bullet is little more than just a rock that was thrown very fast. When someone shoots at someone else, the bullet is "thrown"...
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How does a pressure limiting valve work?
I'm sure there are other types, but a common pressure relief valve uses an internal spring with a preset (or predetermined)...
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Who invented badminton?
Games with a shuttlecock are widely believed to have originated in ancient Greece about 2000 years ago. From there they spread...
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How was the first camera made?
Among the first cameras was the "butthole camera" which was no more than a light-tight box containing a photo sensitive plate at...
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Who invented the bright field microscope?
august kohler
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Who are some famous black inventors?
Elijah McCoy invented a lubricating cup for locomotives, which worked so much better than its competitors customers asked for the...
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When was perfune invented?
The first form of perfume was incense. Incense was first discovered by the Mesopotamians about 4,000 years ago. Ancient cultures...
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Is the use of computers a necessity?
Yes. As the world is getting bigger and bigger the necessity for contacting people is ever growing. Take the world in Iraq in to...
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What are the benefits of the zipper?
A zipper is mainly used for adhesive purposes. For example, most backpacks have zippers on them. That is so the contents of the...
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Can a dog be located through wave frequency if it has a microchip?
No, the chip must be brought close to a reader.
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Who invented the jump rope?
The chinese invented the first jump rope, but no one as yet found out the exact person who made it.
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Who invented the nuclear bomb?
Ernest Rutherford, in 1919, was the first to split an atom, though it was nitrogen, and thus there was no power generation or...
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Where can you find a circuit diagram to build your own flashlight?
Go onto ebay or visit a hoby store another idea is to go to a website on how to build a flash light
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Will time travel ever become a reality?
In Metaphysics: Yes, time travel already is a reality. If time travel were not a reality, how then did we get suspended here in...
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What did George Eastman invent?
Inproved By Drake Jenkins, May 15 2009.
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When was the mobile phone invented?
First mobile phone call (1973) : 'Hi Joel - guess where I'm calling from? Dr Martin Cooper, a former general manager for the...
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Who invented the microphone?
Emile Berliner invented the microphone in 1876. He was attempting to improve the telephone patented by Alexander Graham Bell. The...
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What will cameras be like in 50 years?
Probably be imbedded into your contact lenses and attached to your Brain Stem like everything else 8-) Also, your boss will have...
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