Samuel O'Reilly invented the tattoo machine. O'Reilly's tattoo machine was patented in 1891. However, this was a machine modeled after one of Thomas... Learn more about this topic: 1800s-1900s Developments in Art, Science, Religion & Philosophy ...
Mechanical Pencils: The first mechanical pencil was believed to have been invented around 1791 after one was found aboard the HMS Pandora, which sank that same year. Pens: The first ballpoint pen was patented by John J. Loud in 1888. However, other types of pens had already been around for...
Garrett Morgan was a prolific Black inventor whose early patent for an improved sewing machine design provided financial security for him and his family. The Kentucky native was also concerned about the welfare of others. His “safety hood,” patented in 1914, was a breathing device that filtered...
Whirlpool founder Lou Upton bought the patent for a hand-washing machine from a failed business venture and in 1911, with his uncle Fred, patented a wringer washer driven by an electric motor. He and his family started the Upton Machine Co. to produce and sell the machines. The company mad...
I hadn't really thought about it until learning about the class-action lawsuit, but when you think about how popular hard seltzer and canned cocktails have become, you've got to give credit to Anheuser-Busch for being ahead of the curve. ...
Self-described as "Dixieland Meets Tower of Power," the Bastards earn their name with their patented bastardizations of jazz, ska, funk, and soul, allegedly guaranteed to make you shake your crusty rump.(12:15–1:30 pm) MARLENA SHAW ...
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1875- Henry Woodward and Matthew Evans patented a light bulb. 1878- Sir Joseph Wilson Swan (1828-1914), an English physicist, was the first person to invent a practical and longer-lasting electric lightbulb (13.5 hours). Swan used a carbon fiber filament derived from cotton. ...
In 1845, Sarah Mather received a patent for the invention of a submarine telescope and lamp. This was a remarkable device that permitted sea-going vessels to survey the depths of the ocean. Martha Coston perfected then patented her deceased husband's idea for a pyrotechnic flare. Coston's hu...