Recent posts under tag invention

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Which person maintained that he, not Alexander Graham Bell, had invented the telephone and that Bell had stolen.......

posted May 14 by Ujjwal Mehra

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Christiaan Huygens has been credited with inventing what in the 1650s?

posted Mar 7 by Sandeep Otari

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What was invented by Rene Laennec in the early 19th century?

posted Dec 13, 2023 by Samardeep Acharya

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What was invented by Alessandro Volta in 1800?

posted Nov 7, 2023 by Sandeep Otari

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In 1934, English inventor and businessman Percy Shaw patented and then set up a company to manufacture what invention?

posted Oct 26, 2023 by Maninder Bath

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What type of highly directional microphone, commonly used on television and film sets, in stadiums, and for field.......

posted Jul 5, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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Brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier were the inventors of a style of what?

posted Jun 16, 2023 by Simranjeet Singh

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Edwin Budding invented a tool in 1827 in Thrupp, just outside Stroud in Gloucestershire in the UK which in one.........

posted Jun 15, 2023 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Which singer invested in the Ampex company in 1947 (which developed North America's first commercial reel-to-reel.......

posted May 11, 2023 by Samardeep Acharya

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In 1906, Lee de Forest developed a "triode" to amplify and convert alternating current to direct current, which.........

posted Apr 7, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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American soldier and inventor Benjamin Tilghman was noted for inventing what process in the late 19th century?

posted Apr 7, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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Which is a game thought to have been commercialised in 1760 by John Spilsbury, a London mapmaker and engraver?

posted Dec 14, 2022 by Brijesh Talwar

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Who is thought to have first invented gunpowder?

posted May 6, 2022 by Nikita Sehgal

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In which decade was the hovercraft invented?

posted Mar 25, 2022 by Rahul Chandel

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What, invented by William Harbutt of Bath, England in 1897, is composed of calcium salts (principally calcium...........

posted Feb 10, 2022 by Sandeep Otari

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Who invented the ferris wheel?

posted Jun 3, 2021 by Anil Chaurasiya

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What is the surname of the brothers Auguste and Louis, who are often credited with the invention of motion pictures?

posted Apr 28, 2021 by Anamika

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In what Chinese dynasty is gunpowder thought to have been invented?

posted Mar 23, 2021 by Sandeep Otari

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In 1745 a type of glass container was invented, dubbed the Leyden (or Leiden) jar, to do what?

posted Jan 26, 2021 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Where was the cocktail "daiquiri" invented?

posted Jan 21, 2021 by Balwinder

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What was the occupation of John Spilsbury of London, England, who is credited with inventing jigsaw puzzle around 1760?

posted Jan 14, 2021 by Pardeep Kohli

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In cartography, the method by which a spherical shape is represented as a rectangle was invented by whom?

posted Nov 11, 2020 by Nimish

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In 1856, who invented the process whereby 5 tons of steel could be made in 30 minutes instead of in 50lb................

posted Oct 22, 2020 by Aastha Joshi

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Which British inventor, industrial designer, and entrepreneur is known for vacuum cleaners?

posted Sep 26, 2020 by Rahul Chandel

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Joseph Marie Jacquard invented the punch card in 1801 as a means of automating what process?

posted Sep 17, 2020 by Udita

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Who invented the revolver?

posted Aug 18, 2020 by Karan Joglekar

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Who is credited with inventing bungee jumping and developing it into a commercial operation?

posted Jul 21, 2020 by Rahul Vaidya

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For what would one use a phenakistoscope, that was invented in 1832 simultaneously by Belgian Joseph Plateau............

posted May 12, 2020 by Anil Chaurasiya

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What miners' oil lamp, invented in 1815, had a wire cylinder to enclose the flame, preventing the explosion of coal-gas?

posted May 11, 2020 by Rajni

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A "wendigo" is a cannibalistic creature invented by what group?

posted May 4, 2020 by Nikita Sehgal

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Who is credited with inventing the gyroscope?

posted Apr 16, 2020 by Riteshwar

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What is Whitcombe Judson credited with inventing in 1893?

posted Mar 12, 2020 by Pushpak Chauhan

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Doggles, invented by Ken and Roni di Lullo, are a type of what?

posted Feb 13, 2020 by Varuna Magar

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Who invented a system of cartography whereby lines of latitude and longitude are drawn at right angles?

posted Jan 22, 2020 by Rahul Vaidya

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What was invented by Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Prize?

posted Jan 2, 2020 by Ujjwal Mehra

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What appeared in the Netherlands in 1608, developed by Hans Lippershey, Zacharias Janssen and Jacob Metius..............

posted Oct 18, 2019 by Saif Khanam

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In February 1841, English polymath, inventor, politician and scientist William Henry Fox Talbot patented................

posted Sep 30, 2019 by Divya Bharti

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Who invented the electric telegraph in the 1830?

posted Sep 6, 2019 by Ritika

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Louis Goldenberg and Alva J. Fisher have been credited with the invention of what device?

posted Aug 20, 2019 by Prachi Sharma

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Who is credited with inventing the railway sleeping car?

posted Jul 24, 2019 by Manish Tiwari

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Who was largely responsible for the British application of radar in World War II?

posted Jul 23, 2019 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Which French naval officer invented the aqualung?

posted Jul 16, 2019 by Prithvi

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When were the first commercially available wingsuits for skydiving made?

posted Jun 13, 2019 by Nway Nadar

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Who is credited with overseeing the development of the computer mouse?

posted Jun 13, 2019 by Reshmi S

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Find Out When These Famous Things Were First Invented!

posted Jun 13, 2019 by Abu Anam

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Who invented the law of inertia?

posted Jun 10, 2019 by Ranjit Kumar

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Who devised a practical system for classifying fingerprints?

posted May 30, 2019 by Reeta

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When was telephone invented?

posted May 22, 2019 by Ananya Saha

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posted May 21, 2019 by Vinni Fernandis

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In the 17th century, who invented the measurement called the "chain" used in surveying, which is made up of 100 "links"?

posted Apr 15, 2019 by Dilbagh