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No one knows wher4e bread was invented because the invention occurred thousands of years ago.
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Mr. Watson, come here, I need you.
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"Peter Henlein has often been described as the inventor of the first pocket watch, the "Nuremberg egg", in 1510, but this claim...
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By chopping up cellulose containing material (e.g. linen rags, cotton rags, wood, recycled paper) and making a paste/suspension...
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Switzerland. Additional info: Breitling started out making watches for aviators, so there are many functions on these watches...
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A small tilt is applied to one rotor to counteract yaw from unbalanced rotor torque
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4-D ultrasound, Radio Therapy and HemoPurifier.Neurostimulator and Neuropace..
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1 molecule of pure water is composed of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen...
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The simple answer is: "Suck, Squeeze, Burn and Blow." Or, more accurately, air is taken into the inlet of a jet engine (suck) and...
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Cyrus West FieldClick on the link to your right for more information.
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Scientists believed that Roberto Nevilis from Italy started homework in 1095. He was a school teacher in Venice. Teachers who...
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The first paintballs were created by the Nelson Paint Company (1950s) for forestry service use in marking trees from a distance,...
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anaya wanted to gain ownership in 1960 No one knows, but he died in 1975.
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See Wikipedia: History of science in the Renaissance.
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for Culinary Forks:FIRST CULINARY FORKS: The fork was already in use in the royal courts of the Middle East by the 7th Century....
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A high power RF emitter wold do the job. However, if you do it successfully, a lot of people will get real upset about not being...
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the solar system is made up of planets moons and the sun
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Schulyer Wheeler invented the electric fan in 1886. It was the principal method of home cooling until Willis Haviland Carrier...
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Born In Scotland in the 19th century, Alexander Fleming was a biologist who invented or discovered the antibiotic called...
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Because of the way their calls are handled. Each phone communicates with the nearest phone mast. This mast then re-transmits the...
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just checked think its Andrew Meikle hope i helped =)
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I was the combined efforts of UGKs Bernard BUN B Freeman and Chad Pimp C Butler
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Yes, Panasonic does make blu ray players. Several, in fact. Panasonic is one of the top brands for blu ray players, alongside...
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No. A machine called a centrifuge is used in separation by density.
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Blaise built the calculator in france in a town called rouen.
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Aye lad. That's un easy wun... The Scots lad... the miti Scots!A scottish man named Haggis Macgregor Actually, nobody really...
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Nylon was invented at DuPont laboratories by Wallace Hume Carothers. He also invented neoprene. These inventions were made prior...
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Gunpei Yokoi (1941 - 1997) invented the Nintendo Game Boy.
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Some of the Spanish inventions along the History are: The first graded lenses The lollipop (chupachups) The Autogyro The...
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A guy by the name of Crapper, YES, that WAS his name. Crapper Actually, Thomas Crapper is only credited with inventing an...
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They have got better mega pixels and they are more lasting and advanced
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This isn't an easy question to answer because there were several people involved in inventing the black and white TV and these...
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An afterburner is an additional component added to some jet engines, primarily those on military aircraft. It was originally...
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A microphone converts sound into electrical impulses. A speaker converts electrical impulses into sound. Because they both...
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Sony received a design patent on a Compact Disk Player, originally filed in 1980. The Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company...
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Several companies worked on developing microprocessors simultaneously. Ray Holt is believed to have developed the first working...
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Inventor of the Internal Combustion Engine Gottlieb Daimler invented the internal combustion engine.I am sorry to say but it was...
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The ancient Egyptians first invented candles about 5,000 years ago, using beeswax as the candle material. It was independently...
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Radar was invented early in WW2. After discovering Radar they observed that birds getting too close to the transmitter were...
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The earliest evidence of telescopes were refracting telescopes from the Netherlands in 1608. Their development is credited to...
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A gentleman by the name of Douglas Engelbart. He invented the mouse in about 1963.
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I made one out of a rear windshield wiper motor from the back of a pick up shell the arm already goes back and forth i think the...
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Robotics is a wide field it is also subdivided into many catogories such as mechatronics,artificial intelligence etc. Now a days...
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Dean Kamen, born 1951, invented the first wearable infusion pump, which rapidly gained acceptance from such diverse medical...
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The history of multitrack recording begins with Bing Crosby's gift of a commercially-produced reel-to-reel tape recorder to an...
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No, in fact there are some hilarious and ridiculous inventions that have been patented and maybe never sold a single commercial...
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Incandescent light bulbs have filaments which are made mainly from the element tungsten and/or alloys which include tungsten. ...
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he discovered a form,ula in which to determine the velocity of a particle.
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This is hard to believe but is true a guy in japan orderd a pizza one day and took a slice out, He then saw the face of pacman...
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The compact disc or CD was introduced in the year 1982. It was originally developed for storing digital audio and digital data. ...
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I don't know but if you need an invention idea, you should totally do this one so I can toast toast in the middle of nowhere!!...
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In brief, Velcro replaces zippers, buttons, and shoelaces. It's easier to use than other methods of attaching things. And easier...
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i dont really know what the answer is to tell the truth one love one heart one life
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If you are on Odyssey then the answer is the printing press
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No, there were no cameras in the early 1800's.
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melling in 1996 with josh in quarterback position
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sir humprey
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Yes and no - depending on what you mean by "electricity." As a general term for the natural phenomena of flowing electrical...
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A refractive lens.
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The 1903 Wright Brothers flight is officially recognized by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the standard...
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DVD InventionThey can be sold for a high amount of money, since they are more convenient than VHS.
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In 1950, the Bank of America (then the largest bank in the world) asked SRI to assess the possibility of developing electronic...
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New York City, at the New York University, by Samuel Morse, in 1835.
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the Double Din size height at 100mm, wideth & Depth at 100mm, all of the car DVD head unit size is produced according to Din,...
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they could get their drawings and writings done alot faster with out having to stop and wittle away at their pencils
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Almost like a musical instrument One of the first (see the link below) was a brass plate with a glass bead for a lens, behind the...
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In discussing adiabatic efficiency, it is best to first define efficiency. In its broadest terms, efficiency can be defined as...
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1300 or earlier: Persian divers were using diving goggles with windows made of the polished outer layer of tortoiseshell.1930. ...
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Army Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Schick patented the 1st commercial electric razor in 1928, production began in 1931. Doctress Who...
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Four answers after a merger: 1. According to Wikipedia: The first primitive evidence of Skis (carvings) were found in circa....
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Answerthe method of device you use to speak or communicate look up communications mediumat answers.com The...
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A scrapheap crane works simply by a piece of soft iron surrounded in coper coiled coil and a electromagnet. when the switch is...
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Louis Faraday was the name used in a 1997 movie called "The Vistor" by actor Harry Shearer. Louis Faraday was also an inventer.
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seen sum couple of posters they earn 500 000 and sum cash per annum
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He constructed a simple device consisting of a piston suspended in a cylinder, which bypassed the necessity of a camshaft driven...
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Well, the formula for zircon is ZrSiO4 so, this means that you need to find the molar mass of the entire thing. Once you have...
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To detect heat from/of a fire or something which is dangerously hot in cerrtain apllications. They are connected to fire alarm...
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A lemon. A pickle if you have another choice. Seriously.
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The biggest development was that the first laser guided bombs were used at the very end(after US forces had left), which would...
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Roaring 20's InventionsThere were numerous inventions in the 20s. Here are just a few: hair dryer Band-Aid internal combustion...
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"The angle between the wings is 105 to 110 degrees." ...
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In 1748 William Cullen demostrated artificial refrigeration for the first time, at Glasgow university. This discovery was however...
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AnswerIt was invented in 1816 by Robert Stirling.You can find much more information about stirling engines and carnot cycles on...
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I'm not sure that anyone really knows a specific person who invented them. There is a good article about them here...
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Casey Cummings A four-wheeler is also known as an ATV (all terrain vehicle) and is a huge help to the everyday life for most...
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A full range of riverine vessels including the Swift Boat. The M-16 rifle.
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Alexander GRAHAM Bell He invented the telephone and was involved in the making of the metal detector! He made the telephone and...
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AnswerRailheadThis can also be known as a Terminus.
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It is a (usually) glass container to hold liquid chemicals. See the Web Links below for a picture.
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