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A World Full of Inventions - Moamar Qazafi - 07-30-2011
Most of us have gotten a good idea or two about something we wanted to create. It usual-ly starts by facing a problem, then putting our thinking hats on to think of a solution, then ending in laziness or self-doubt. Well, below are a list of inventions that DID make it to the light of day just because someone followed through with their original thought.
he first battery was invented in the 18th century by Count Alessandro Volta.
The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) had 1093 patents, making him one of the most well known inventors of all time. He invented more than 2,000 new products, including almost everything needed for us to use elec-tricity in our homes switches, fuses, sockets and meters.
An airplane mechanic invented the Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
The term skyscraper was first used back in the 18th century to help describe an 11-story building
Twitter has gone from having 150,000 third person applications to 1 million in just one year.
The first VCR, made in 1956, was the size of a piano.
48 years after cans were introduced, the can opener was invented.
In 1875, the director of the United States Patent Office resigned and advised that his department be closed because he said there was nothing left to invent. [^]