Wicked Awesome Things That Have Changed Your Life Completely
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This was invented in 1769 by James Watt and was essential to the Industrial Revolution because it necessary for the creation of nuclear energy.
What is the steam engine?
100
This was invented by Galileo Galilei in 1609 that allowed people to see stars and planets.
What is the telescope?
100
Inventor of the cotton gin in 1793.
Who is Eli Whitney?
100
This was invented in 1844 by Samuel Morse to better communication between people long distances apart.
What is the telegraph?
100
Invented in 1819, this allowed people to enjoy carbonated beverages and were often housed in pharmacies.
What is the soda fountain?
200
This was invented in 1791 by John Fitch. It was propelled by steam and transported goods and services.
What is the steamboat?
200
This person invented the lightning rod in 1752 and helped save lives.
Who is Ben Franklin?
200
This brought an end to tedious farm work and helped further agricultural production of grain when it was invented in 1834 by Cyrus McCormick.
What is the mechanical reaper?
200
Invented in 1893 by Nikola Tesla. This form of communication uses low frequency radio waves to transmit data.
What is wireless communication?
200
This device, invented by I.W. McGaffers in 1869, sucks up dust, usually from carpeted floors.
What is the vacuum cleaner?
300
This underwater ship was invented in 1862 for use by the military.
What is the submarine?
300
This was created in 1855 by Robert Bunsen to better scientific discoveries involving flame related reactions.
What is the Bunsen burner?
300
Louis Pasteur, using microbiology, invented this process to reduce the amount of germs/pesticides in agricultural products.
What is pasteurization?
300
This person invented the typewriter in 1868 to make communication better by putting thoughts into words using a keyboard
Who is Christopher Sholes?
300
This was invented in 1805 by Oliver Evans and helped to keep foods fresher longer.
What is the refrigerator?
400
Invented in 1892 by William Morrison.
Hint: electric...
What is the automobile?
400
This dentist was the first to use anesthesia to pull teeth in 1846.
Who is Dr. William Morton?
400
Invented by Jethro Wood in 1819, this agricultural machine with interchangeable parts, is used to turn the soil on the farm.
What is the iron plow?
400
He invented a code using dots and dashes instead of letters and symbols that can be understood by a skilled listener/ operator.
Who is Samuel Morse?
400
This was invented by the Montgolfier brothers in 1783 for entertainment purposes
What is a hot air balloon?
500
This namesake engine, invented in 1895, was created by this man.
Who is Rudolf Diesel?
500
In 1839, Sir William Robert Grove mixed hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of an electrolyte, and produced electricity and water.
What is the hydrogen fuel cell?
500
He was only the second black man to receive a U.S. patent for his corn planter in 1834.
Who is Henry Blair?
500
This was invented in 1620 by Juan Pablo de Bonet when he published the first book that taught it. It is non written and uses body language to communicate.
What is sign language?
500
This was invented in 1891 by Whitcomb Judson to aid in the accesibility of various garb.