Friday 5 July 2013

Inventions and Inventors

Do you know the inventors of some well-known inventions?
Here are some:

S.No
Invention
Inventor
1.
Radio
Guglielmo Marconi
2.
Colour Television
J.L. Baird
3.
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
4.
Microwave Oven
Percy Spencer
5.
Electric Fan
Dr. Schuyler Wheeler
6.
Steam Engine
Thomas Newcomen
7.
Electric Light Bulb
Thomas Alva Edison
8.
Pneumatic Tyre
Robert William Thomson
9.
Fountain Pen
Petrache Poenaru
10.
Magnifying Glass
Roger Bacon
11.
Postage Stamp
Rowland Hill
12.
Modern Fire Extinguisher
George William Manby
13.
Soda Water
Joseph Priestly
14.
Waterproof Raincoat
Charles Macintosh
15.
Modern Kerosene Lamp
Jan Józef Ignacy Łukasiewicz
16.
Rubber Band
Stephen Perry
17.
Stethoscope
René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec
18.
Modern Ballpoint Pen
László József Bíró
19.
Piano
Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco
20.
Battery
Alessandro Volta

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