Tag: Invention

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4th September 1882: Thomas Edison opens the world’s first power plant on Pearl Street in New York

• 4th September 2022
• Tagged as: America, Edison, Electricity, Invention, New York, Science, Technology

Thomas Edison began operating the first permanent commercial electrical power plant in New York.

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7th July 1928: Pre-sliced and wrapped bread first sold by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri

• 7th July 2022
• Tagged as: America, Food, Invention, Technology, United States, USA

The Chillicothe Baking Company’s ‘Kleen Maid Sliced Bread’ proved incredibly popular and was advertised as ‘the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped.’

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6th July 1947: The Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle goes into production in the USSR

• 6th July 2022
• Tagged as: Cold War, Firearms, Guns, Innovation, Invention, Russia, Technology, USSR, War, Warfare, Weapon

The Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle went into production in the Soviet Union.

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3rd July 1938: World speed record for steam locomotives set by Number 4468 Mallard at just under 126mph

• 3rd July 2022
• Tagged as: Britain, England, Grantham, Invention, Locomotive, Mallard, Railway, Railways, Speed, Steam, Technology, Train, Transport

Mallard set the record of 125.88mph on a stretch of slightly downhill railway track at Stoke Band, south of the town of Grantham.

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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 259^th 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.