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Alfred Nobel invents dynamite in 1866
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1867 Christopher Scholes invents the first practical and modern typewriter.
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Joseph Glidden invents barbed wire in 1873
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Melville Bissell patents the carpet sweeper in 1876
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1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone.
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Thomas Edison's first successful light bulb model in 1879.
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The electric iron was invented in 1882 by Henry W. Seeley
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Lewis Edson Waterman invents the first practical fountain pen in 1884.
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Harim Maxim invents the machine gun in 1885.
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Joshua Pusey invents the matchbook.
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W.L. Judson invents the zipper in 1893
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George Claude invented neon light in 1902.
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1902 Willis Carrier invents the Apparatus for Treating Air for the Sackett-Wilhelms Lithographing and Publishing Co. in Brooklyn, N.Y. The machine blows air over cold coils to control room temperature and humidity.
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The very first piloted helicopter was invented by Paul Cornu in 1907.
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The Hoover Company in 1908 introduced the first vacuum for home use.
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Instant coffee invented by G. Washington in 1909.
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Mary Phelps Jacob invents the bra in 1913.
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The Walker brothers put the first electric dishwasher of the market in 1913.
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Charles Jung invented fortune cookies in 1918.
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The pop-up toaster invented by Charles Strite in 1919
