Inventors and their groundbreaking innovations have played a pivotal role in shaping the course of human history and driving technological progress. From the earliest pioneers of electricity and telecommunications to the visionaries who ushered in the age of aviation and nuclear science, these individuals have left an indelible mark on the world.
Inventors of Domestic Appliances Invention Inventor Year Pendulum Clock Christian Huyges 1656 Mechanical Clock I. Hsing and Liang Ting Tsan 1725 Safety Match John Walker 1826 Sewing Machine (Chain stitch) Barthelemy Thimmonier 1841 Sewing Machine (Lock stitch) Elias Howe 1846 Refrigerator James Hansen and Alexander Catlin 1850 Typewriter Christopher L Sholes 1867 Gramophone Thomas Alva Edison 1878 Electric Lamp Thomas Alva Edison 1879 Fountain Pen Lewis E Waterman 1884 Ball-point Pen John J Loud 1888 Ball-point Pen (Present form) Ladislao Jose Biro 1938 Airconditioning Willis Haviland Carrier 1906 Kitchen Blender Stephen Poplawski 1922 TV (Mechanical) JL Baird 1926 TV (Electronic) PT Farnsworth 1927 Thermos Flask Sir James Dewar 1892 Electric Iron Henry Seely 1882 Microwave Oven Percy Spencer 1947 Dishwasher (hand-powered) Josephine Cochrane 1887
Inventors of Domestic Appliances Inventions during the Industrial Revolution Invention Inventor Year Flying Shuttle John Kay 1733 Powerloom E Cartwright 1785 Spinning Frame Sir Richard Arkwright 1769 Spinning Jenny James Hargreaves 1764 Spinning Mule Samuel Crompton 1779
Inventions during the Industrial Revolution Inventors of Aviation Machines Invention Year Inventor Aeroplane 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright Airship (non-rigid) 1852 Henri Giffard Airship (rigid) 1900 G.F. vonZeppelin Hot air balloon 1783 Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier Gliders 1853 Sir George Cayley Helicopter 1924 Etienne Oehmichen Hovercraft 1955 Christopher Cockerrell Jet Engine 1937 Sir Frank Whittle Parachute 1797 AJ Garnerin Rocket 1926 Robert Goddard
Inventors of Aviation Machines Inventors of Vehicles and Related Equipment Invention Year Inventor Bicycle 1839-40 Kirkpatrick Macmillan Bicycle tyres 1888 John Boyd Dunlop Petrol Car 1886 Karl Benz Carburettor 1876 Gottlieb Daimler Diesel Engine 1895 Rudolf Diesel Ship (steam) 1775 JC Perier Ship (turbine) 1894 Sir C. Parsons Submarine 1776 David Bushnell Motorcycle 1885 G Daimler of Cannstatt Streetcar 1834 Thomas Davenport
Inventors of Vehicles and Related Equipment Inventors of Weapons and War Equipment Invention Year Inventor Atom Bomb 1945 J Robert Oppenheimer Automatic Rifle 1918 John Browning Ballistic Missile 1944 Wernher vonBraun Bolt action rifle 1889 P von Mauser Guided Missile 1942 Wernher vonBraun Hydrogen Bomb 1952 Edward Teller Neutron Bomb 1958 Samel Cohen Tank 1914 Sir Ernest D Swington Machine gun 1718 James Puckle Revolver 1836 Samuel Colt AK-47 1946 Mikhail Kalashnikov Dynamite 1867 Alfred Nobel
Inventors of Weapons and War Equipment
