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Angelo Moriondo (27 August 1869 – 31 May 1914) was an Italian inventor, who is usually credited with patenting the earliest known espresso machine, in 1884. [1] His machine used a combination of steam and boiling water to efficiently brew coffee. [2]
Espresso (/ ɛ ˈ s p r ɛ s oʊ / ⓘ, Italian: [eˈsprɛsso]) is a concentrated form of coffee produced by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee beans.
The first espresso machine was created in 1822 by the Frenchman Louis Bernard Rabaut. [1] [2]In 1855, another Frenchman, Edouard Loysel de Santais, presented a café express machine at the Exposition Universelle of Paris able to make 2,000 cups of coffee in 1 hour.
Luigi Bezzera (born in the 19th century; died in the 20th century) was an Italian mechanic and innovator. [1] He is the inventor of the first removable portafilter espresso machine, while Angelo Moriondo holds the first recorded patent for the espresso machine, he hired a mechanic in Milan to build it.
In 1933 Illy founded illycaffè, [1] which invented the first automatic coffee machine that substituted pressurized water for steam. The Illetta became the predecessor of today's espresso machine . [ 2 ]
The Moka Express, which was comparatively small, cheap, and easy to use, made it feasible for many more people to brew espresso at home. Over the rest of the 20th century, it gradually displaced other home coffee makers invented in the late 19th century, such as the Napoletana and the Milanese. [clarification needed] [1]
More than 800 names of traditional mancala games are known, and almost 200 invented games have been described. However, some names denote the same game, while some names are used for more than one game. Today, the game is played worldwide, with many distinct variants representing different regions of the world.
There are several claims for the origin of the espresso martini. One of the more common claims [1] [2] is that it was created by Dick Bradsell in the late 1980s while at Fred's Club in London for a young lady – sometimes claimed to be Naomi Campbell or Kate Moss [dubious – discuss] – who asked for "something to wake me up, then fuck me up". [3]