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processisaprocesswithinanoverallengineeringandproductdevelopmentprocess.Itmay
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result.
Inventor Inventions Year Country
Berthelot AcetyleneGas 1862 France
Pascal Addingmachine 1642 France
RichardDrew Adhesivetape,Scotch 1930 USA
Orville&WilburWright Aeroplane 1903 USA
Carrier Airconditioning 1902 USA
Ohain Aeroplane,jetengine 1939 Germany
HenriGiffard Airship(nonrigid) 1852 France
ErikRotheim Aerosolspray 1926 Norway
WilliamKolff Artificialheart 1957 Netherlands
JRobertOppenheimer Atomicbomb 1945 USA
Moseley atomicnumbers 1913 Britain
Dalton atomictheory 1803 Britain
JohnBrowning automaticrifle 1918 USA
LeoHBaekeland Bakelite 1907 Belgium
WernhervonBraun ballisticmissile 1944 Germany
Jacques&JosephMontgolfier balloon 1783 France
JohnJloud ballpointpen 1888 USA
EvangelistaTorricelli barometer 1644 Italy
AlessandroVolta battery(electric) 1800 Italy
KirkpatrickMacmillan bicycle 183940 Britain
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JohnBoydDuniop bicycletyres(pneumatic) 1888 Britain

BenjaminFranklin bifocallens 1780 USA
Tennant bleachingpowder 1798 Britain
R.WillhelmvonBunsen BunsenBurner 1855 Germany
EdwinT.Holmes burglaralarms 1858 USA
Newton calculus 1670 Britain
WalkerEastman camera,Kodak 1888 USA
Appert cannedfood 1804 France
NicolasCugnot Car(Steam) 1769 France
KarlBenz car(Petrol) 1888 Germany
GottliebDaimler Carburettor 1876 Germany
Philipsco. Cassette,Audio 1963 Holland
Sony Cassettevideotape 1969 Japan
AlexanderParkes Celluloid 1861 Britain
JosephAspdin Cement(Portland) 1824 Britain
Ehrlich Chemotheraphy 1909 Germany
JohnHarrison Chronometer 1735 Britain
NicolasandJeanLumiere Cinema 1895 France
IHsing&LiangLingTsan Clock(Mechanical) 1725 China
Boyer,Cohen Cloning,DNA 1973 USA
Wilmut,etal Cloning,mammal 1996 UK
RCA Compactdisc 1972 USA
Japan,
Sony,Philipsco Compactdiscplayer 1979
Netherlands
Sinclair Computer,laptop 1987 Britain
Digitalcorp Computer,mini 1960 USA
ArthurWynne Crosswordpuzzle 1913 USA
Hounsfield CTScan 1973 Britain
RudolfDiesel Dieselengine 1895 Germany
Dr.FLanchester Discbrakes 1902 Britain
Phillipsco Disc,video 1972 Holland
CrickUK,WatsonUS,Wilkins
DNA,structure 1951
UK
HypolitePixii Dynamo 1832 France

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H.W.Seeley Electricflatiron 1882 USA

ThomasalvaEdison Electriclamp 1879 USA
ZenobeGramme electricmotor(DC) 1873 Belgium
NikolaTesla Electricmotor(AC) 1888 USA
HenryW.Seely Electriciron 1882 USA
AlvaJFisher Electricwashingmachine 1906 USA
WilliamSturgeon Electromagnet 1824 Britain
ThomsonJ Electron 1897 Britain
LuigiBrugnatelli Electroplating 1805 Italy
DrAlanMturning Electroniccomputer 1824 Britain
AlexanderBain Facsimilemachine 1843 Britain
Kepany Fibreoptics 1955 Britain
LouisePrince Film(movingoutlines) 1885 France
J.Engl,J.Mussolle&HVogt Film(talking) 1922 Germany
DrLedeforest Film(musicalsound) 1923 USA
IBM Floppydisk 1970 USA
EHArmstrong Frequencymodulation 1933 USA
FredMorrisson Frisbee 1948 USA
LewisE.Waterman Fountainpen 1884 USA
AndreMarieAmpere Galvanometer 1834 France
SirGeorgeCayley Glider 1853 Britain
ThomasAlvaEdison Gramophone 1878 USA
EtinneOehmichen Helicopter 1924 France
Martagnier HIV 1984 France
DenisGason Holography 1947 Britain
EdwardTeller Hydrogenbomb 1952 USA
SimonBinet Intelligencetesting 1905 France
SirFrankWhittle Jetengine 1937 Britain
TheodoreMaiman Laser 1960 USA
J.F.Cantrell Launderette 1934 USA
ElishaGOtis Lift(mechanical) 1852 USA
BenjaminFranklin Lightningconductor 1752 USA
RichardTrevithick Locomotive 1804 Britain
Napier Logarithms 1614 Britain

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Ecartwright Loom,power 1785 Britain

HoraceShort Loudspeaker 1900 Britain
RichardGatling Machinegun 1718 Britain
FritzPfleumer Magneticrecordingtape 1928 Germany
JohnWalker Match,safety 1826 Britain
AlexanderGrahamBell Microphone 1876 USA
RobertNoyce&GordonMoore Microprocessor 1971 USA
Z.Janssen Microscope,comp 1590 Netherlands
RuskaKnoll Microscopes,elect 1931 Germany
PercyLeBaronSpencer Microwaveoven 1947 USA
G.Daimler Motorcycle 1885 Germany
ThomasEdison Movieprojector 1593 USA
Damadian MRI 1971 USA
GeorgeClaude Neonlamp 1910 France
Chadwick Neutron 1932 Britain
SamuelCohan Neutronbomb 1958 USA
DrWallaceHCarothers Nylon 1937 USA
NarinderKapany Opticalfibre 1955 Germany
Paper AD105 China
Zoll Pacemaker 1952 USAis
LewisPasteur Pasteurization 1867 France
LacquesNicolasConte Pencil 1792 France
Mendeleyev Periodictable 1869 Russia
Carlson Photocopier 1938 USA
JuliusElster,HansFGeitel Photoelectriccell 1893 Germany
Reichenbach Photofilm,celluloid 1893 USA
GoodwinEastman Photofilm,transparent 1884 USA
J.N.Niepce Photography(onmetal) 1826 France
W.H.FoxTalbot Photography(onpaper) 1835 Britain
JohnCarbutt Photography(onfilm) 1888 USA
Cristofori Piano 1709 Italy
Colt Pistol,revolver 1836 USA
Kennedy,whal,Seaborg,Segre Plutoniumfission 1940 USA
CharlesStrite Popuptoaster 1927 USA

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JohannGutenberg Printingpress 1455 Germany

RichardHoe Printing(rotatory) 1846 USA
WilliamBullock Printing(Web) 1865 USA
Rutherford Proton 1919 NewZealand
Plank Quantumtheory 1900 Germany
AHTaylorandLeoCYoung Radar 1922 USA
Libby Radiocarbondating 1947 USA
DrMohlonLoomis Radiotelegrapy 1864 USA
Radiotelegrapy(trans
GMarconi 1901 Italy
Atlantic)
SirJosephSwan Rayon 1883 Britain
ColJacobSchick Razor(electric) 1931 USA
KingCGillette Razor(safety) 1895 USA
JamesHarrison,Alexandre
Refrigerator 1850 USA
catlin
Einstein Relativitytheory 1905 Germany
DunlopRubberCo. Rubber(latexfoam) 1928 Britain
ThomasHancock Rubber(Tyres) 1846 Britain
CharlesGoodyear Rubber(Vulcanised) 1841 USA
CharlesMacintosh Rubber(waterproof) 1823 Britain
WalterHunt Safetypin 1849 USA
KingcampGillette Safetyrazor 1903 USA
Volvo Seatbelt 1959 Sweden
CharlesFKettering Selfstarter 1911 USA
ICPerier Ship(steam) 1775 France
HonSirCParson Ship(turbine) 1894 Britain
Silkmanufacture 50BC China
WLeBaronJenny Skyscraper 1882 USA
WilliamOughtred Sliderule 1621 Britain
SirRichardArkwright Spinningframe 1769 Britain
JamesHargreaves SpinningJenny 1764 Britain
SamuelCrompton SpinningMule 1779 Britain
ThomasSavery SteamEngine 1698 Britain
ThomasNewcomen SteamEngine(Piston) 1712 Britain
JamesWatt SteamEngine(Condenser) 1765 Britain
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HarryBrealey Steel(Stainless) 1913 Britain

Laennec Stethoscope 1819 French
DavidBushnell Submarine 1776 USA
J.HVanTassel SuperComputer 1976 USA
Moog Synthesiser 1964 USA
SirEmestDSwington Tank 1914 Britain
FessendenPoulsen Taperecorder 1899 Denmark
MLammond Telegraph 1787 France
SamuelFBMorse Telegraphcode 1837 USA
BellLabs Telephone,cellular 1947 USA
AntonioMeucci Telephone(imperfect) 1849 Italy
AlexanderGrahamBell Telephone(perfected) 1876 USA
HansLippershey Telescope 1608 Netherlands
JohnLogieBaird Television(mechanical) 1926 Britain
P.TFarnsworth Television(electronic) 1927 USA
JohnLogieBaird Television,colour 1928 Britain
MichaelFaraday Transformer 1831 Britain
Bardeen,Shockley&Brattain Transistor 1948 USA
Sony Transistorradio 1955 Japan
Uraniumfission,atomic
SzilardFermi 1942 USA
reactor
Spangler Vacuumcleaner 1907 USA
CharlesGinsberg Videotape 1956 USA
GeprgesdeMestral Velcro(hookandloopfastner) 1948 Switzerland
HurleyMachineco Washingmachine(elec) 1907 USA
BartholomewManfredi Watch 1462 Italy
ElishaThomson Welder(electric) 1877 USA
Persiancorngrinding Windmill 600
GMarconi Wireless(telegraphthe) 1896 Italy
W.KRoentgen xray 1895 Geremany
W.LJudson ZipFastener 1891 USA

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