Technology of the Past
Dating back to 3000 B.C., these were once made with beeswax; by the middle ages, tallow was in use
candles
He discovered calculus & formulated the laws of motion
Isaac Newton
In Japanese mythology, Inari is the god of this grain
Rice
Maybe it was bad weather in 1903 when Mary Anderson created this device for cars
Windshield Wipers
Colorful term for a person who forges objects of iron
Blacksmith
This implement amazed foreign visitors when it gained acceptance with diners in 16th century Italy
fork
This British naturalist's grandfather Erasmus had earlier developed his own theory of evolution
Charles Darwin
In an African myth, Anansi, a trickster in the form of this, travels the world on his web strings
a spider
After a chemical spill at 3am, Patsy Sherman helped create this versatile fabric stain repellant
Scotchguard
Repugnantly hateful; nothing personal against the "snowman"
Abominable
Originating in Asia around 200 B.C., this saddle attachment increased the military value of horses
stirrup
Robert Watson-Watt's development of this use for radio waves helped win the Battle of Britain
Radar
Some Jewish legends portray this monster, whose name means "unformed", as a defender of the Jews
the Golem
Policemen can thank Stephanie Kwolek for her invention of this tougher-than-steel polymer fiber
Kevlar
To go about under false pretenses, or a type of party with historical costumes
Masquerade
One of these built in 50 A.D. was still delivering water to Segovia, Spain in 2014
Aqueduct
He discovered that heating wine killed the microbes that make it turn sour
Louis Pasteur
Heimdall guarded the Bifrost Rainbow Bridge leading to this realm, the home of Valhalla
Asgard
In 1859 Martha Coston patented these devices that sailors could send into the sky to communicate
Signal Flares
The internet or the online world
Cyberspace
The earliest man-made examples of this silica & borate material were beads made in the 1500s B.C.
glass
Scientists looking for synthetic rubber during WWII discovered this toy that lifts images off a page
Silly Putty
In Greek myth the whirlpool Charybdis lay opposite this sea monster with 6 dogs' heads
Scylla
Ann Moore invented this baby carrier after seeing women in Togo carry their babies in fabric slings
Snugli
A sapsucker is one of these birds
Woodpecker