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.

13103. Invention

Invention : film, photographic
Year : 1884
Inventor : george eastman
Country : us.

13104. Invention

Invention : flashlight, battery-operated portable
Year : 1899
Inventor : conrad hubert
Country : russia/us.

13105. Invention

Invention : flask, vacuum (thermos)
Year : 1892
Inventor : sir james dewar
Country : scotland.

13106. Invention

Invention : food processor
Year : 1971
Inventor : pierre verdon
Country : france.

13107. Invention

Invention : foods, freeze-dried
Year : 1946
Inventor : earl w. flosdorf
Country : us.

13108. Invention

Invention : foods, frozen
Year : c. 1924
Inventor : clarence birdseye
Country : us.

13109. Invention

Invention : fresnel lens
Year : 1820
Inventor : augustin-jean fresnel
Country : france.

13110. Invention

Invention : fuel cell
Year : 1839
Inventor : william r. grove
Country : uk.

13111. Invention

Invention : genetic engineering
Year : 1973
Inventor : stanley n. cohen, herbert w. boyer
Country : us.

13112. Invention

Invention : geiger counter
Year : 1908
Inventor : hans geiger
Country : germany.

13113. Invention

Invention : glass
Year : c. 2500 bc
Inventor : egyptians or phoenicians
Country : egypt or lebanon.

13114. Invention

Invention : glass, safety
Year : 1909
Inventor : edouard benedictus
Country : france.

13115. Invention

Invention : greeting card, christmas
Year : 1843
Inventor : john callcott horsley
Country : england.

13116. Invention

Invention : guillotine
Year : 1792
Inventor : joseph-ignace guillotin
Country : france.

13117. Invention

Invention : guitar, electric
Year : 1941
Inventor : les paul
Country : us.

13118. Invention

Invention : gunpowder
Year : c. 10th century
Inventor : -
Country : china or arabia.

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