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The Unusual History of MS-DOS The Microsoft Operating System
In 1980 IBM first approached Bill Gates and Microsoft to discuss the state of home computers and Microsoft products including MS-DOS.
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Inventions F
Famous inventions and gizmos.
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History of the iPod
The history behind the world's favorite portable digital music player - iPod.
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Famous Inventors A to Z
History and biographies of famous inventors - background information and patents on each invention - sp - inventers
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15th Century Timeline
The inventions and history of the 15th century - the 15th century gave birth to the Renaissance Era and the Age of Discovery.
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The History of Steamboats
John Fitch made the first successful trial of a steamboat and Robert Fulton invented the first successful steamboat - the Clermont
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19th Century
What were the famous inventions of the 19th Century
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Automobile History
The history of the automobile it is estimated that over 100,000 patents and dozens of inventors created the modern automobile.
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History of Photography
The complete history of photography - the word is derived from the Greek words for light and writing - first used by Sir John Herschel in 1839.
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History of the Telephone
The history of the telephone covering Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray - telephones from early models to todays digital cell phones and pagers.
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Thomas Edison - The Inventions of Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison held a world record of 1093 patents for inventions such as the lightbulb and phonograph - Thomas Edison biography and timeline.
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John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry - The First All Electronic Computer
John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry - inventors of the first electronic computer - the ABC.
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Famous Inventions A to Z
Research the history of famous inventions - past and present.
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Life of Thomas Edison
Biography of Thomas Edison, early life, his marriages, and major inventions
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20th Century Timeline
Technology, science, and inventions have progressed at an accelerated rate during the hundred years of the 20th century, more so than any other century.
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Early History of Flight - Kites - Hot Air Balloons - Early Gliders
Early history of flight - the discovery of the kite that could fly in the air by the Chinese started humans thinking about flying.
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Garrett Morgan 1877-1963
Garrett Morgan was a Cleveland inventor who invented a device called the Morgan safety hood and smoke protector now called the gas mask.
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The History of the Jet Engine - Sir Frank Whittle - Hans Von Ohain
Dr Hans Von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle are recognized as the co-inventors of the jet engine - Von Ohain and Whittle were working separately on the jet engine and knew nothing of the others work.
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Inventions R
The path to patent for many famous inventions.
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Modern Inventions
A timeline of 21st century modern inventions of 2000 and beyond
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Bendix Washing Machine
A Bendix washing machine.
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History of Superconductors
In 1986 - Müller and Bednorz discovered the first high-temperature superconductor - breathing new life into a dying branch of physics and posing a daunting problem for theorists - explaining how high-temperature superconductors work.
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Kid Inventions
Kid Invention - Water Turn-Offer
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Eadweard Muybridge 1907
Pouring a basin of water over head
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History of the Guitar
Adolph Rickenbacker worked with George Beauchamp and Paul Barth who had been working together on the principle of the magnetic pick-up to invent an electric guitar.
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Electric Inventions
The incandescent lamp and the central power station may be regarded as two of the most fruitful conceptions in the history of applied electricity.
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Emmett Chappelle
Emmett Chappelle biochemist - photobiologist astrochemist and inventor
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John Albert Burr - The Green Lawns of John Albert Burr
African American inventor John Albert Burr patented a rotary blade lawn mower.
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Clatonia Joaquin Dorticus
Clatonia Joaquin Dorticus invented an improved photographic print wash method.
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African American Inventors
African American inventors - black history month biographies
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History of Windsurfing
Windsurfing or boardsailing is a sport that combines sailing and surfing and uses a one person craft called a sailboard - The very first sailboards date back to the late 1950s.
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Plate from Animal Locomotion Book by Eadweard Muybridge 1884.
Animal locomotion Plate 165 Photograph by Eadweard Muybridge 1884.
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Hans Geiger
Hans Geiger co-invented the Geiger Counter.
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Narciso Monturiol
Narciso Monturiol designed the Ictineo submarine.
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Historical Clothes Wringer
Historical Clothes Wringer
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Washing Machine from the 1950's
Photo of Washing machine from the 1950's
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History of Computer Printers
In 1953 the first high-speed printer is developed by Remington-Rand for use on the Univac computer - All of us who use laser printers today can thank the original laser printer developed at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center.
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advertisement for Madam CJ Walker's products
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Early Life of James Watt
Most notable was James Watt's 1769 patent for a separate condenser connected to a cylinder by a valve.
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Hygrometer History
In 1783 Swiss physicist and geologist Horace Bénédict de Saussure built the first hygrometer using a human hair to measure humidity.
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Innovation as a Skill
Dr Curtis Carlson, president and CEO of Stanford Research Institute (SRI) International, believes that innovation is a skill that can be taught and learned. Inventors at SRI, a non-profit research company, have been behind the invention of the computer mouse...
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Tom Thumb
Peter Cooper was an inventor, manufacturer, and philanthropist from New York City who built the Tom Thumb locomotive and founded The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art ...
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Innovation on the Farm
Not just food for our tables grows on farms, innovation grows as well. Farming and farm machinery have continued to evolve. The threshing machine has given way to the combine, ...
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Robotman
Stanley Povoda is called the Czech Robotman and the title is well earned. Stanley has been making robots for more than 50 years, he is now retired but still constructs multifunction robots.
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Who is Ray Kurzweil?
In my opinion, Ray Kurzweil is a futurist full of confidence that technology will save us and the planet. And I want to live in Ray Kurzweil's vision of the future with its promise of immortality and computers smarter than human beings. Hmm.. just like Battleship Galattica?
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Yes It's Hot, It's August!
Here is a list of wonderful inventions all invented in August. Proving the point that heat does not affect inventors' brains. Well maybe the heat is affecting my brains. Good thing I have air conditioning...
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The Most Powerful Invention Ever... Steam Engine?
I could make argument for many other inventions. But then I would be disagreeing with historian William Rosen author of The Most Powerful Idea in the World. Rosen claimed on the Jon Stewart Show (one of my favs btw) that the most powerful invention is the steam engine...
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Can I Sell a Catchy Name?
Jeff wrote me with the following question: I have a catchy name for a product that already exists, but as far as I can tell no one is using this name. If I trademark the name, can I sell the trademark to a company, similar to a web domain?
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Inventing Giants - University of Utah
According to KUER Local News, the new hot spot for inventions is the University of Utah. It's tied with MIT for being first in the nation for spawning new startup companies. Their graduate students went on to start companies like Silicon Graphics, Pixar, Adobe and Netscape. In 2008, Utah U's research led to the formation of twenty new companies, nearly seven times the national average of three for a university. I was happy to read that Utah U has a long history of hiring inventors including: Willem Kolff...
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The Legend of IBM
The year 1953 saw the development of IBM's first commercially successful general-purpose computer. Inventor, Thomas Johnson Watson Junior wanted to contribute a "defense calculator" to aid in the United Nations' ...
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