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Tag: Patent

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

22nd May 2020
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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16th February 1937: Organic chemist Wallace Carothers is awarded a patent for nylon

16th February 2020
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 2020
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.