13210. Invention

Invention : record, long-playing (lp)
Year : 1948
Inventor : peter carl goldmark
Country : us.

13211. Invention

Invention : refrigerator
Year : 1842
Inventor : john gorrie
Country : us.

13212. Invention

Invention : remote control, television
Year : 1950
Inventor : robert adler
Country : us.

13213. Invention

Invention : respirator
Year : c. 1955
Inventor : forrest m. bird
Country : us.

13214. Invention

Invention : revolver
Year : 1835-36
Inventor : samuel colt
Country : us.

13215. Invention

Invention : richter scale
Year : 1935
Inventor : charles francis richter, beno gutenberg
Country : us.

13216. Invention

Invention : rifle, assault
Year : 1944
Inventor : hugo schmeisser
Country : germany.

13217. Invention

Invention : roller coaster
Year : 1884
Inventor : lemarcus a. thompson
Country : us.

13218. Invention

Invention : rubber, vulcanized
Year : 1839
Inventor : charles goodyear
Country : us.

13219. Invention

Invention : rubber band
Year : 1845
Inventor : stephen perry
Country : uk.

13220. Invention

Invention : saccharin
Year : 1879
Inventor : ira remsen, constantin fahlberg
Country : us, germany.

13221. Invention

Invention : saddle (riding)
Year : c. 200 bc
Inventor : -
Country : china.

13222. Invention

Invention : safety pin
Year : 1849
Inventor : walter hunt
Country : us.

13223. Invention

Invention : satellite, successful artificial earth
Year : 1957
Inventor : sergey korolyov, et al.
Country : ussr.

13224. Invention

Invention : satellite, communications
Year : 1960
Inventor : john robinson pierce
Country : us.

13225. Invention

Invention : saxophone
Year : 1846
Inventor : antoine-joseph sax
Country : belgium.

13226. Invention

Invention : scotch tape
Year : 1930
Inventor : richard drew (3m)
Country : us.

13227. Invention

Invention : scuba gear
Year : 1943
Inventor : jacques cousteau, emile gagnan
Country : france.

13228. Invention

Invention : seat belt, automotive shoulder
Year : 1959
Inventor : nils bohlin (volvo)
Country : sweden.

13229. Invention

Invention : sewing machine
Year : 1841
Inventor : barthelemy thimonnier
Country : france.

Fact
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