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  2. Alice Ball - Wikipedia

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    Alice Augusta Ball (July 24, 1892 – December 31, 1916) was an American chemist who developed the "Ball Method" for making ethyl ester derivatives of chaulmoogra oil

  3. Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia

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    4.1.1 1800s. 4.1.2 1810s. 4.1.3 ... The ball screw is invented by Rudolph G ... The first self-driving car that did not rely upon rails or wires under the road is ...

  4. Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890) - Wikipedia

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    Hunt lost interest and did not patent his invention. [66] In 1846, Elias Howe secured a patent on an original lock-stitch machine, and failed to manufacture and market it. Isaac Singer infringed on Howe's patent to make his own machine, making him wealthy. Elias Howe filed a lawsuit, alleging patent infringement.

  5. “History Cool Kids”: 91 Interesting Pictures From The Past

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    Sunscreen wouldn't be invented for another 28 years. It also didn't help that at the turn of the 20th century, Americans could go to any pharmacy and purchase a gram of pure cocaine for 25 cents.

  6. List of African-American inventors and scientists - Wikipedia

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    This list of African-American inventors and scientists documents many of the African Americans who have invented a multitude of items or made discoveries in the course of their lives. These have ranged from practical everyday devices to applications and scientific discoveries in diverse fields, including physics, biology, math, and medicine.

  7. Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) - Wikipedia

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    The object of the game is to collect as many points as possible by rolling balls up an incline and into the designated point value holes. Skee ball was invented and patented in 1909 by J.D. Estes of Philadelphia. [128] 1909 Paper shredder. Paper shredders are used to cut paper into chad, typically either strips or fine particles.

  8. List of British innovations and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Engineers during World War Two test a model of a Halifax bomber in a wind tunnel, an invention that dates back to 1871.. The following is a list and timeline of innovations as well as inventions and discoveries that involved British people or the United Kingdom including the predecessor states before the Treaty of Union in 1707, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland.

  9. History of games - Wikipedia

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    Dice were invented at least 5,000 years ago and early dice ... One of the oldest known ball games in history is the ... Designed in England by George Fox in 1800, ...