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The following articles cover the timeline of United States inventions: Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890), before the turn of the century; Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945), before World War II; Timeline of United States inventions (1946–1991), during the Cold War
Ruth Wakefield of Whitman, Massachusetts, invented chocolate chips and chocolate chip cookies in 1930. Her new cookie invention was called the "Toll House Cookie" which used broken-up bars of semi-sweet chocolate. [236] 1930 Thermistor. A thermistor is a type of resistor with electrical resistance inversely proportional to its temperature.
Worst industrial accident in American history. 1908 – Ford Model T appears on the market; 1908 – Root–Takahira Agreement; 1908 – Federal Bureau of Investigation established; 1908 – Aldrich–Vreeland Act; 1908 – U.S. presidential election: William Howard Taft elected president; James S. Sherman vice president.
The cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney, revolutionized slave-based agriculture in the Southern United States.. The technological and industrial history of the United States describes the emergence of the United States as one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world in the 19th and 20th centuries.
From the first Apple computer to the COVID-19 vaccine, here are the most revolutionary inventions that were born in the U.S.A. in the past half-century.
Pages in category "American inventions" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 828 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) leads the music format with 45 RPM records, later to conquer the market for cheap players. The first publication in Germany in this format appears 1953rd; The British physicist Dennis Gabor (1900–1979) invents holography. This method of recording and reproducing image with coherent light allows three ...
In the early decades of its history, the United States was relatively isolated from Europe and also rather poor. At this stage, America's scientific infrastructure was still quite primitive compared to the long-established societies, institutes, and universities in Europe. Eight of America's founding fathers were scientists of some repute.