13046. Invention

Invention : chocolate
Year : c. 3rd-10th century
Inventor : maya, aztecs
Country : central america, mexico.

13047. Invention

Invention : chronometer
Year : 1762
Inventor : john harrison
Country : england.

13048. Invention

Invention : clock, pendulum
Year : 1656
Inventor : christiaan huygens
Country : the netherlands.

13049. Invention

Invention : clock, quartz
Year : 1927
Inventor : warren a. marrison
Country : canada/us.

13050. Invention

Invention : cloning, animal
Year : 1970
Inventor : john b. gurdon
Country : uk.

13051. Invention

Invention : coffee, drip
Year : 1908
Inventor : melitta bentz
Country : germany.

13052. Invention

Invention : coffee, decaffeinated
Year : 1905
Inventor : ludwig roselius
Country : germany.

13053. Invention

Invention : coins
Year : c. 650 bc
Inventor : lydians
Country : turkey.

13054. Invention

Invention : compact disc (cd)
Year : 1980
Inventor : philips electronics, sony corp.
Country : the netherlands, japan.

13055. Invention

Invention : compass, magnetic
Year : c. 12th century
Inventor : -
Country : china, europe.

13056. Invention

Invention : computed tomography (ct scan, cat scan)
Year : 1972
Inventor : godfrey hounsfield, allan cormack
Country : uk, us.

13057. Invention

Invention : computer, electronic digital
Year : 1939
Inventor : john v. atanasoff, clifford e. berry
Country : us.

13058. Invention

Invention : computer, laptop
Year : 1983
Inventor : radio shack corp.
Country : us.

13059. Invention

Invention : computer, personal
Year : 1974
Inventor : mits (micro instrumentation telemetry systems)
Country : us.

13060. Invention

Invention : concrete, reinforced
Year : 1867
Inventor : joseph monier
Country : france.

13061. Invention

Invention : condom, latex
Year : c. 1930
Inventor : -
Country : -.

13062. Invention

Invention : contact lenses
Year : 1887
Inventor : adolf fick
Country : germany.

13063. Invention

Invention : contraceptives, oral
Year : early 1950s
Inventor : gregory pincus, john rock, min chueh chang
Country : us.

13064. Invention

Invention : corn, hybrid
Year : 1917
Inventor : donald f. jones
Country : us.

13065. Invention

Invention : correction fluid, white
Year : 1951
Inventor : bette nesmith
Country : us.

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