Most Important Inventions of the Early 1900's
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Many household appliances were developed during this period.
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1.
The assembly line by Henry Ford
Some credit him with the invention of the car but, his real contribution was the speed at which automobiles were produced.
54 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
2.
Airplane by Orville and Wilber Wright
49 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
3.
Liquid Rocket Fuel by Robert Goddard
22 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
4.
Radio by Guglielmo Marconi
22 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
5.
Windshield Wipers by Mary Anderson
19 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
6.
Airship by Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin
18 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
7.
Stainless Steel by Harry Brearly
17 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
8.
Television by John Logie Baird
16 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
9.
Electron Microscope by Max Knoll and Ernst Ruska
13 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
10.
Loudspeaker by Chester Rice and Edward Kellogg
13 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
11.
Neon Light by Georges Claude
11 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
12.
Nylon by Wallace Carothers
9 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
13.
Paper clip by Johann Vaaler
This Norwegian patent clerk had a lot of papers to keep in order.
8 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
14.
Electrocardiograph (EEG) by Wilhelm Einthoven
6 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
15.
Ball Point Pen by Laszlo and Georg Brio
5 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
16.
Cat's eyes by Percy Shaw
These are what the road construction crews call the reflectors on the highways.
1 point - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
17.
Electric Washing Machine by Alva J. Fisher
1 point - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
18.
Electric Vacuum Cleaner by Hubert Cecil Booth
A man invented this so why don't more men use one?
0 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
19.
Push Pins by Edwin Moore
0 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
20.
Parking Meter by Carlton C. Magee
-29 points - added 13 years ago by JanetK -
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