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22nd May 1849: Abraham Lincoln becomes the first and only President to be awarded a patent

  • 22nd May 2022
  • Tagged as: Abraham Lincoln, Boat, Engineering, Invention, Mechanical, Patent, River, Smithsonian, United States, USA

Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for his invention to lift boats over shoals and other obstructions in a river.

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11th May 1997: IBM’s chess computer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov to become the first computer to defeat a reigning world chess champion under tournament conditions

  • 11th May 2022
  • Tagged as: America, Chess, Computer, Computing, Culture, Game, Invention, Russia, Science, Technology

Ranked as the 259th most powerful computer in the world, Deep Blue was able to evaluate 200 million separate chess positions per second.

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2nd March 1791: Frenchman Claude Chappe sends the first message by semaphore machine

  • 2nd March 2022
  • Tagged as: Communication, France, Invention, Paris, Science, Semaphore, Technology

Chappe was born into a wealthy family in 1763 and originally trained as a member of the church.

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23rd February 1455: Johannes Gutenberg publishes his printed Bible, the first book to be produced with moveable type in the West

  • 23rd February 2022
  • Tagged as: Book, Culture, Germany, Information, Invention, Johannes Gutenberg, Printing, Printing Press

Although there is no definitive evidence for this publication date, numerous independent secondary sources state 23 February.

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16th February 1937: Organic chemist Wallace Carothers is awarded a patent for nylon

  • 16th February 2022
  • Tagged as: America, Chemistry, Invention, Laboratory, Patent, Science, Technology

The DuPont company’s organic chemist Wallace Carothers received a patent for linear condensation polymers, the basis of the material better known as nylon.

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25th January 1947: Patent filed for the first interactive electronic game

  • 25th January 2022
  • Tagged as: Culture, Electronics, Invention, Patent, Science, Technology, Television

Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr was the director of research at DuMont Laboratories in New Jersey where he was exploring the use of cathode ray tubes in television sets.

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4th January 1847: Samuel Colt receives the first government order for his firearms

  • 4th January 2022
  • Tagged as: America, Colt, Firearms, Guns, Industry, Invention, Mexican-American War, Revolver, Technology, USA

American inventor Samuel Colt received the first government order for his revolver firearms from Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers.

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31st December 1935: Monopoly board game patented by Charles Darrow although it wasn’t his idea

  • 31st December 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Board Game, Chicago, Culture, Game, Illinois, Invention, Patent, United States, USA

Although the patent for the game was awarded to Darrow, it is now widely recognised that he was just one of many people who developed the complex design and rules that we now know as Monopoly.

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3rd December 1910: The world’s first neon light was turned on for the public at the Paris Motor Show

  • 3rd December 2021
  • Tagged as: Automobile, Electricity, France, Invention, Paris, Science, Technology

Frenchman Georges Claude’s neon lighting at the Paris Motor Show was used to light the front of the large exhibition space at the Grand Palais with red lighting.

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24th November 1873: Joseph Glidden awarded a patent for modern barbed wire

  • 24th November 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Barbed Wire, Great Plains, Invention, Native Americans, Technology, USA, Wild West

Improved fencing systems were vital to the farmers who had headed west to settle in the Great Plains.

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