13083. Invention

Invention : door, revolving
Year : 1888
Inventor : theophilus von kannel
Country : us.

13084. Invention

Invention : drinking fountain
Year : c. 1905-1912
Inventor : luther haws, halsey w. taylor (invented separately)
Country : us.

13085. Invention

Invention : dry cleaning
Year : 1855
Inventor : jean baptiste jolly
Country : france.

13086. Invention

Invention : dynamite
Year : 1867
Inventor : alfred nobel
Country : sweden.

13087. Invention

Invention : elastic, fabric
Year : c. 1830
Inventor : thomas hancock
Country : uk.

13088. Invention

Invention : electric chair
Year : 1888
Inventor : harold p. brown, arthur e. kennelly
Country : us.

13089. Invention

Invention : electrocardiogram (ecg, ekg)
Year : 1903
Inventor : willem einthoven
Country : the netherlands.

13090. Invention

Invention : electroencephalogram (eeg)
Year : 1929
Inventor : hans berger
Country : germany.

13091. Invention

Invention : electronic mail (e-mail)
Year : 1971
Inventor : ray tomlinson
Country : us.

13092. Invention

Invention : elevator, passenger
Year : 1852
Inventor : elisha graves otis
Country : us.

13093. Invention

Invention : encyclopedia
Year : c. 4th century bc or 77 ad
Inventor : speusippus (compliation of plato's teachings) or pliny the elder (comprehensive work)
Country : greece or rome.

13094. Invention

Invention : engine, internal-combustion
Year : 1859
Inventor : etienne lenoir
Country : france.

13095. Invention

Invention : engine, jet
Year : 1930
Inventor : sir frank whittle
Country : uk.

13096. Invention

Invention : engine, liquid-fueled rocket
Year : 1926
Inventor : robert h. goddard
Country : us.

13097. Invention

Invention : engine, steam
Year : 1698
Inventor : thomas savery
Country : england.

13098. Invention

Invention : escalator
Year : 1891
Inventor : jesse w. reno
Country : us.

13099. Invention

Invention : eyeglasses
Year : 1280s
Inventor : salvino degli armati or alessandro di spina
Country : italy.

13100. Invention

Invention : facsimile (fax)
Year : 1842
Inventor : alexander bain
Country : scotland.

13101. Invention

Invention : fiber optics
Year : 1955
Inventor : narinder s. kapany
Country : india.

13102. Invention

Invention : fiberglass
Year : 1938
Inventor : owens corning (corp.)
Country : us.

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