Bifocal lens Benjamin Franklin 1780 United States Cathode-ray tube William Crookes 1878 England Electric motor Michael Faraday 1822 England Gyrocompass Elmer A. Sperry 1911 United States Laser T. H. Naiman 1960 United States Parachute L. S. Lenormand 1783 France Radar R. A. Watson-Watt 1935 England Safety pin Walter Hunt 1849 United States Typewriter Henry Mill 1714 England