| Invention | Year | Inventor | country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acetylene Gas | 1862 | Berthelot | France |
| Adding machine | 1642 | Pascal | France |
| Adhesive tape, Scotch | 1930 | Richard Drew | USA |
| Aeroplane | 1903 | Orville & Wilbur Wright | USA |
| Air conditioning | 1902 | Carrier | USA |
| Aeroplane, jet engine | 1939 | Ohain | Germany |
| Airship(non-rigid) | 1852 | Henri Giffard | France |
| Aerosol spray | 1926 | Erik Rotheim | Norway |
| Artificial heart | 1957 | William Kolff | Netherlands |
| Atomic bomb | 1945 | J Robert Oppenheimer | USA |
| atomic numbers | 1913 | Moseley | Britain |
| atomic theory | 1803 | Dalton | Britain |
| automatic rifle | 1918 | John Browning | USA |
| Bakelite | 1907 | Leo H Baekeland | Belgium |
| ballistic missile | 1944 | Wernher von Braun | Germany |
| balloon | 1783 | Jacques & Joseph Montgolfier | France |
| ballpoint pen | 1888 | John J loud | USA |
| barometer | 1644 | Evangelista Torricelli | Italy |
| battery(electric) | 1800 | Alessandro Volta | Italy |
| bicycle | 1839-40 | Kirkpatrick Macmillan | Britain |
| bicycle tyres(pneumatic) | 1888 | John Boyd Duniop | Britain |
| bifocal lens | 1780 | Benjamin Franklin | USA |
| bleaching powder | 1798 | Tennant | Britain |
| Bunsen Burner | 1855 | R. Willhelm von Bunsen | Germany |
| burglar alarms | 1858 | Edwin T. Holmes | USA |
| calculus | 1670 | Newton | Britain |
| camera, Kodak | 1888 | Walker Eastman | USA |
| canned food | 1804 | Appert | France |
| Car(Steam) | 1769 | Nicolas Cugnot | France |
| car(Petrol) | 1888 | Karl Benz | Germany |
| Carburettor | 1876 | Gottlieb Daimler | Germany |
| Cassette, Audio | 1963 | Philips co. | Holland |
| Cassette videotape | 1969 | Sony | Japan |
| Celluloid | 1861 | Alexander Parkes | Britain |
| Cement (Portland) | 1824 | Joseph Aspdin | Britain |
| Chemotheraphy | 1909 | Ehrlich | Germany |
| Chronometer | 1735 | John Harrison | Britain |
| Cinema | 1895 | Nicolas and Jean Lumiere | France |
| Clock (Mechanical) | 1725 | I Hsing & Liang Ling Tsan | China |
| Cloning, DNA | 1973 | Boyer, Cohen | USA |
| Cloning, mammal | 1996 | Wilmut, et al | UK |
| Compact disc | 1972 | RCA | USA |
| Compact disc player | 1979 | Sony, Philips co | Japan, Netherlands |
| Computer, laptop | 1987 | Sinclair | Britain |
| Computer,mini | 1960 | Digital corp | USA |
| Crossword puzzle | 1913 | Arthur Wynne | USA |
| CT Scan | 1973 | Hounsfield | Britain |
| Diesel engine | 1895 | Rudolf Diesel | Germany |
| Disc brakes | 1902 | Dr. F Lanchester | Britain |
| Disc, video | 1972 | Phillips co | Holland |
| DNA, structure | 1951 | Crick-UK,Watson-US,Wilkins-UK | -- |
| Dynamo | 1832 | Hypolite Pixii | France |
| Electric flat iron | 1882 | H.W. Seeley | USA |
| Electric lamp | 1879 | Thomas alva Edison | USA |
| electric motor (DC) | 1873 | Zenobe Gramme | Belgium |
| Electric motor (AC) | 1888 | Nikola Tesla | USA |
| Electric iron | 1882 | Henry W.Seely | USA |
| Electric washing machine | 1906 | Alva J Fisher | USA |
| Electromagnet | 1824 | William Sturgeon | Britain |
| Electron | 1897 | Thomson J | Britain |
| Electroplating | 1805 | Luigi Brugnatelli | Italy |
| Electronic computer | 1824 | Dr Alan M turning | Britain |
| Facsimile machine | 1843 | Alexander Bain | Britain |
| Fibre-optics | 1955 | Kepany | Britain |
| Film (moving outlines) | 1885 | Louise Prince | France |
| Film (talking) | 1922 | J. Engl, J.Mussolle & H Vogt | Germany |
| Film (musical sound) | 1923 | Dr Le de forest | USA |
| Floppy disk | 1970 | IBM | USA |
| Frequency modulation | 1933 | EH Armstrong | USA |
| Frisbee | 1948 | Fred Morrisson | USA |
| Fountain pen | 1884 | Lewis E. Waterman | USA |
| Galvanometer | 1834 | Andre-Marie Ampere | France |
| Glider | 1853 | Sir George Cayley | Britain |
| Gramophone | 1878 | Thomas Alva Edison | USA |
| Helicopter | 1924 | Etinne Oehmichen | France |
| HIV | 1984 | Martagnier | France |
| Holography | 1947 | Denis Gason | Britain |
| Hydrogen bomb | 1952 | Edward Teller | USA |
| Intelligence testing | 1905 | Simon Binet | France |
| Jet engine | 1937 | Sir Frank Whittle | Britain |
| Laser | 1960 | Theodore Maiman | USA |
| Launderette | 1934 | J.F. Cantrell | USA |
| Lift (mechanical) | 1852 | Elisha G Otis | USA |
| Lightning conductor | 1752 | Benjamin Franklin | USA |
| Locomotive | 1804 | Richard Trevithick | Britain |
| Logarithms | 1614 | Napier | Britain |
| Loom, power | 1785 | E cartwright | Britain |
| Loudspeaker | 1900 | Horace Short | Britain |
| Machine gun | 1718 | Richard Gatling | Britain |
| Magnetic recording tape | 1928 | Fritz Pfleumer | Germany |
| Match, safety | 1826 | John Walker | Britain |
| Microphone | 1876 | Alexander Graham Bell | USA |
| Microprocessor | 1971 | Robert Noyce & Gordon Moore | USA |
| Microscope,comp | 1590 | Z.Janssen | Netherlands |
| Microscopes, elect | 1931 | Ruska Knoll | Germany |
| Microwave oven | 1947 | Percy LeBaron Spencer | USA |
| Motorcycle | 1885 | G. Daimler | Germany |
| Movie projector | 1593 | Thomas Edison | USA |
| MRI | 1971 | Damadian | USA |
| Neon lamp | 1910 | George Claude | France |
| Neutron | 1932 | Chadwick | Britain |
| Neutron bomb | 1958 | Samuel Cohan | USA |
| Nylon | 1937 | Dr Wallace H Carothers | USA |
| Optical fibre | 1955 | Narinder Kapany | Germany |
| Paper | AD 105 | - | China |
| Pacemaker | 1952 | Zoll | USA is |
| Pasteurization | 1867 | Lewis Pasteur | France |
| Pencil | 1792 | Lacques Nicolas Conte | France |
| Periodic table | 1869 | Mendeleyev | Russia |
| Photocopier | 1938 | Carlson | USA |
| Photoelectric cell | 1893 | Julius Elster, Hans F Geitel | Germany |
| Photo film, celluloid | 1893 | Reichenbach | USA |
| Photo film, transparent | 1884 | Goodwin Eastman | USA |
| Photography (on metal) | 1826 | J.N. Niepce | France |
| Photography (on paper) | 1835 | W.H. Fox Talbot | Britain |
| Photography (on film) | 1888 | John Carbutt | USA |
| Piano | 1709 | Cristofori | Italy |
| Pistol, revolver | 1836 | Colt | USA |
| Plutonium fission | 1940 | Kennedy, whal,Seaborg,Segre | USA |
| Pop-up toaster | 1927 | Charles Strite | USA |
| Printing press | 1455 | Johann Gutenberg | Germany |
| Printing (rotatory) | 1846 | Richard Hoe | USA |
| Printing (Web) | 1865 | William Bullock | USA |
| Proton | 1919 | Rutherford | New Zealand |
| Quantum theory | 1900 | Plank | Germany |
| Radar | 1922 | AH Taylor and Leo C Young | USA |
| Radiocarbon dating | 1947 | Libby | USA |
| Radio telegrapy | 1864 | Dr Mohlon Loomis | USA |
| Radio telegrapy (trans Atlantic) | 1901 | G Marconi | Italy |
| Rayon | 1883 | Sir Joseph Swan | Britain |
| Razor (electric) | 1931 | Col Jacob Schick | USA |
| Razor (safety) | 1895 | King C Gillette | USA |
| Refrigerator | 1850 | James Harrison, Alexandre catlin | USA |
| Relativity theory | 1905 | Einstein | Germany |
| Rubber (latex foam) | 1928 | Dunlop Rubber Co. | Britain |
| Rubber (Tyres) | 1846 | Thomas Hancock | Britain |
| Rubber (Vulcanised) | 1841 | Charles Goodyear | USA |
| Rubber (waterproof) | 1823 | Charles Macintosh | Britain |
| Safety pin | 1849 | Walter Hunt | USA |
| Safety razor | 1903 | King camp Gillette | USA |
| Seatbelt | 1959 | Volvo | Sweden |
| Self-starter | 1911 | Charles F Kettering | USA |
| Ship (steam) | 1775 | IC Perier | France |
| Ship (turbine) | 1894 | Hon Sir C Parson | Britain |
| Silk manufacture | 50 BC | - | China |
| Skyscraper | 1882 | W Le Baron Jenny | USA |
| Slide rule | 1621 | William Oughtred | Britain |
| Spinning frame | 1769 | Sir Richard Arkwright | Britain |
| Spinning Jenny | 1764 | JamesHargreaves | Britain |
| Spinning Mule | 1779 | Samuel Crompton | Britain |
| Steam Engine | 1698 | Thomas Savery | Britain |
| Steam Engine(Piston) | 1712 | Thomas Newcomen | Britain |
| Steam Engine(Condenser) | 1765 | James Watt | Britain |
| Steel(Stainless) | 1913 | Harry Brealey | Britain |
| Stethoscope | 1819 | Laennec | French |
| Submarine | 1776 | David Bushnell | USA |
| Super Computer | 1976 | J.H Van Tassel | USA |
| Synthesiser | 1964 | Moog | USA |
| Tank | 1914 | Sir Emest D Swington | Britain |
| Tape recorder | 1899 | Fessenden Poulsen | Denmark |
| Telegraph | 1787 | M Lammond | France |
| Telegraph code | 1837 | Samuel FB Morse | USA |
| Telephone, cellular | 1947 | Bell Labs | USA |
| Telephone (imperfect) | 1849 | Antonio Meucci | Italy |
| Telephone (perfected) | 1876 | Alexander Graham Bell | USA |
| Telescope | 1608 | Hans Lippershey | Netherlands |
| Television (mechanical) | 1926 | John Logie Baird | Britain |
| Television (electronic) | 1927 | P.T Farnsworth | USA |
| Television, colour | 1928 | John Logie Baird | Britain |
| Transformer | 1831 | Michael Faraday | Britain |
| Transistor | 1948 | Bardeen, Shockley & Brattain | USA |
| Transistor radio | 1955 | Sony | Japan |
| Uranium fission, atomic reactor | 1942 | Szilard Fermi | USA |
| Vacuum cleaner | 1907 | Spangler | USA |
| Videotape | 1956 | Charles Ginsberg | USA |
| Velcro(hook-and-loop-fastner) | 1948 | Geprges de Mestral | Switzerland |
| Washing machine(elec) | 1907 | Hurley Machine co | USA |
| Watch | 1462 | Bartholomew Manfredi | Italy |
| Welder (electric) | 1877 | Elisha Thomson | USA |
| Windmill | 600 | Persian corn grinding | - |
| Wireless (telegraph the) | 1896 | G Marconi | Italy |
| x-ray | 1895 | W.K Roentgen | Geremany |
| Zip Fastener | 1891 | W.L Judson | USA |
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