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Semyon Lavochkin (1900–1960), Russia – La-series aircraft, first operational surface-to-air missile S-25 Berkut; John Bennet Lawes (1814–1900), UK – superphosphate or chemical fertilizer; Ernest Orlando Lawrence (1901–1958), U.S. – Cyclotron; Nikolai Lebedenko, Russia – Tsar Tank, largest armored vehicle in history
Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877) invented the salt print and calotype photographic processes J.J. Thomson (1856–1940), mass spectrometer Jethro Tull (1674–1740), horse-drawn seed drill
The Lower Paleolithic period lasted over 3 million years, during which there many human-like species evolved including toward the end of this period, Homo sapiens.The original divergence between humans and chimpanzees occurred 13 (), however interbreeding continued until as recently as 4 Ma, with the first species clearly belonging to the human (and not chimpanzee) lineage being ...
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 predecessor states in the history of the formation of the United Kingdom ...
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.
[120] [121] As the first person to commercialize Pope's invention, Edwin Holmes acquired Pope's patent rights in 1857 for US$1,500. [122] 1853 Potato chips. Potato chips, also known as crisps in British English, are thin slices of potato that are deep fried or baked until crispy. Potato chips serve as an appetizer, side dish, or snack.
Harper Rose (played by Annie Ilonzeh) a drifter and opportunistic con artist who first appears as a person of interest when she tries to independently double-cross both a drug cartel and The Brotherhood. At the end of the episode "Skip", it is revealed that The Machine is starting to anonymously use her as an asset.
Optical character recognition [231] 2005 Leo Sternbach: 1908 Benzodiazepines [232] 2005 Leopold Godowsky Jr. 1900 Kodachrome [233] 2005 Leopold Mannes: 1899 Kodachrome [234] 2005 Les Paul: 1915 Solid-body electric guitar [235] 2005 Matthias W. Baldwin: 1795 Steam locomotive [236] 2005 Robert Gundlach: 1926 Photocopier [237] 2005 Selman Waksman ...