Dynamite was invented in 1866 by a Swedish inventor, chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel. In 1860 Alfred started experimenting with nitroglycerine. In 1867, Alfred Nobel got U. S. patent for dynamite. Alfred was born on 21st October in the year 1833 in Stockholm of Sweden. He was the third son of Immanuel and Andriette Ahlsell […]
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Who Invented Bubblegum?
Walter Diemer – Bubblegum was invented by Walter Diemer in Philadelphia in 1928. He never applied for a patent for the product.The ancient Greek’s actually utilised the first form of chewing gum when they chewed the resin from mastic trees. The first bubble gum is said to have been invented by Frank Fleer and Peter […]
Who invented compass?
A compass is used for determining direction identification. It is used for aviations, camping, hunting and other traveling purposes while moving from one place to another. No records confirm that who invented or when compass invented but it was was believed that compass came into existence in the first century and was used by the […]
Who invented baseball?
Baseball was played in America since early 1800s using local rules and informal teams. It was considered as America’s “national pastime “by 1860s. Baseball originated from the English game “Rounder”. It was Alexander Joy Cartwright who invented this game of baseball in 1845. The first set of rules and regulations were framed by Alexander Cartwright […]
Who invented blackboard?
James Pillans invented blackboard in 1800s. He worked as the headmaster of the Old High School of Edinburgh, Scotland. The students in his school used slates with wooden frames and wrote with another slate on it. This slate had wooden frames to protect them from breaking. He took slates and hung them on the wall […]
Who invented boom box?
In 1975 the first boom box was invented by Woelfel Brothers. The speakers and the eight track car stereo were placed in a wooden box. It had the capability of playing cassettes along with the local radio stations too. With the popularity of hip- hop culture in 1980 boom box became a craze for teenagers […]
Who Invented the Computer Flash / Jump Drive?
Dov Moran – The Israeli entrepreneur Dov Moran invented of the USB Flash Drive in 1999. The USB Flash Drive can also be referred to as a pen drive, a thumb drive, a jump drive, a memory unit, a key chain drive or a data drive. The thumb drive being the most apt as the […]
Who invented compound microscope?
Compound microscope was invented in 17th century. As to who invented the compound microscope is a question of controversy. There are three persons who claim to have invented it; Hans Lippershey, Zacharias and Hans Jansen and Giovanni Faber. The microscope was originally invented by Galileo who called it “Little Eye” but Giovanni Faber renamed it […]
Who invented diesel engine?
Dr. Rudolf Diesel invented the diesel engine in the year 1897. He was mechanical engineer by profession and belonged to Germany. The diesel engine is a compressed–ignition engine that works with a piston which compresses air and injects oil-based fuel into the superheated air, causing spontaneous combustion of the fuel. The main advantage of this […]
Who invented defibrillator?
Defibrillator was invented by William B. Kouwenhoven in 1930. William studied the relation between the electric shocks and its effects on human heart when he was a student at John Hopkins University School of Engineering. His studies helped him to invent a device for external jump start of the heart. He invented the defibrillator and […]