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However, other inventors before Bell had worked on the development of the telephone and the invention had several pioneers. [431] 1877: Thomas Edison invents the first working phonograph. [432] 1878: Henry Fleuss is granted a patent for the first practical rebreather. [433] 1878: Lester Allan Pelton invents the Pelton wheel.
Lloyd Trammell (born 1953), U.S. – inventor in the field of dimensional sound processing Richard Trevithick (1771–1833), UK – high-pressure steam engine , first full-scale steam locomotive Franc Trkman (1903–1978), Slovenia – electrical switches, accessories for opening windows
Inv / Pat: The average number of inventors listed on the inventor's most recent 50 patents as of September 7, 2021 or on the date the inventor was added to the table if later. "NA" signifies the inventor was active prior to digital records. Pat Residence: The country of inventor's residence listed in their most recent patent issuance.
499: Aryabhata creates a particularly accurate eclipse chart. As an example of its accuracy, 18th century scientist Guillaume Le Gentil , during a visit to Pondicherry, India, found the Indian computations (based on Aryabhata's computational paradigm) of the duration of the lunar eclipse of 30 August 1765 to be short by 41 seconds, whereas his ...
The first person on Hart's list is the Islamic prophet Muhammad. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Hart asserted that Muhammad was "supremely successful" in both the religious and secular realms, being responsible for both the foundations of Islam as well as the Early Muslim conquests uniting the Arabian Peninsula and eventually a wider caliphate after his death.
Public Domain. Henry Ford is known for many things — the most prominent being mass-manufactured cars and paying workers respectable wages. But his first automobile, made in 1896, was powered by ...
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Luis E. Miramontes (1925–2004), co-inventor of the combined oral contraceptive pill; Peter D. Mitchell (1920–1992), 1978 Nobel Prize in Chemistry; William A. Mitchell (1911–2004), key inventor behind Pop Rocks, Tang, and Kool Whip; Eilhardt Mitscherlich (1794–1863), German chemist, remembered for the law of isomorphism.