Recent posts under tag invention

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In 1745 a type of glass container was invented, dubbed the Leyden (or Leiden) jar, to do what?

posted Jan 26 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Where was the cocktail "daiquiri" invented?

posted Jan 21 by Balwinder

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What was the occupation of John Spilsbury of London, England, who is credited with inventing jigsaw puzzle around 1760?

posted Jan 14 by Pardeep Kohli

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In cartography, the method by which a spherical shape is represented as a rectangle was invented by whom?

posted Nov 11, 2020 by Nimish

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In 1856, who invented the process whereby 5 tons of steel could be made in 30 minutes instead of in 50lb................

posted Oct 22, 2020 by Aastha Joshi

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Which British inventor, industrial designer, and entrepreneur is known for vacuum cleaners?

posted Sep 26, 2020 by Rahul Chandel

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Joseph Marie Jacquard invented the punch card in 1801 as a means of automating what process?

posted Sep 17, 2020 by Udita

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Who invented the revolver?

posted Aug 18, 2020 by Karan Joglekar

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Who is credited with inventing bungee jumping and developing it into a commercial operation?

posted Jul 21, 2020 by Rahul Vaidya

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For what would one use a phenakistoscope, that was invented in 1832 simultaneously by Belgian Joseph Plateau............

posted May 12, 2020 by Anil Chaurasiya

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What miners' oil lamp, invented in 1815, had a wire cylinder to enclose the flame, preventing the explosion of coal-gas?

posted May 11, 2020 by Rajni

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A "wendigo" is a cannibalistic creature invented by what group?

posted May 4, 2020 by Nikita Sehgal

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Who is credited with inventing the gyroscope?

posted Apr 16, 2020 by Riteshwar

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What is Whitcombe Judson credited with inventing in 1893?

posted Mar 12, 2020 by Pushpak Chauhan

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Doggles, invented by Ken and Roni di Lullo, are a type of what?

posted Feb 13, 2020 by Varuna Magar

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Who invented a system of cartography whereby lines of latitude and longitude are drawn at right angles?

posted Jan 22, 2020 by Rahul Vaidya

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What was invented by Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Prize?

posted Jan 2, 2020 by Ujjwal Mehra

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What appeared in the Netherlands in 1608, developed by Hans Lippershey, Zacharias Janssen and Jacob Metius..............

posted Oct 18, 2019 by Saif Khanam

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In February 1841, English polymath, inventor, politician and scientist William Henry Fox Talbot patented................

posted Sep 30, 2019 by Divya Bharti

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Who invented the electric telegraph in the 1830?

posted Sep 6, 2019 by Ritika

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Louis Goldenberg and Alva J. Fisher have been credited with the invention of what device?

posted Aug 20, 2019 by Prachi Sharma

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Who is credited with inventing the railway sleeping car?

posted Jul 24, 2019 by Manish Tiwari

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Who was largely responsible for the British application of radar in World War II?

posted Jul 23, 2019 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Which French naval officer invented the aqualung?

posted Jul 16, 2019 by Prithvi

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When were the first commercially available wingsuits for skydiving made?

posted Jun 13, 2019 by Nway Nadar

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Who is credited with overseeing the development of the computer mouse?

posted Jun 13, 2019 by Reshmi S

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Find Out When These Famous Things Were First Invented!

posted Jun 13, 2019 by Abu Anam

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Who invented the law of inertia?

posted Jun 10, 2019 by Ranjit Kumar

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Who devised a practical system for classifying fingerprints?

posted May 30, 2019 by Reeta

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When was telephone invented?

posted May 22, 2019 by Ananya Saha

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The most popular invention that is used in our day-to-day life called ballpoint pen was invented by which scientists?

posted May 21, 2019 by Vinni Fernandis

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In the 17th century, who invented the measurement called the "chain" used in surveying, which is made up of 100 "links"?

posted Apr 15, 2019 by Dilbagh

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In 2017, SpaceX, the company headed by the inventor Elon Musk, did what?

posted Mar 15, 2019 by Pushpak Chauhan

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What material did Chinese inventor Bi Sheng (990-1051 CE) use to make moveable type in newly invented printing process?

posted Mar 6, 2019 by Pardeep Kohli

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Who invented the Logarithm tables ?

posted Feb 22, 2019 by anonymous

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Benjamin Franklin is usually credited with the creation of the first pair of what items of optical equipment?

posted Feb 8, 2019 by Parampreet Kaur

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Although it had a number of variably practical predecessors what was invented, and is still in use, in 1913?

posted Feb 7, 2019 by Samardeep Acharya

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Who, an ironmonger by trade, created the first practical steam engine to pump water from mineshafts?

posted Jan 3, 2019 by Brijesh Talwar

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Which Greek-born Canadian cook is credited as the inventor of Hawaiian pizza?

posted Nov 22, 2018 by anonymous

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What were the first name of the Wright Brothers who invented the first powered aeroplane? [MCQ]

posted Nov 14, 2018 by anonymous

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Which Nobel winning scientist is credited with the synthesis of first "Artificial gene" [MCQ]

posted Nov 9, 2018 by anonymous

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Which of these was invented or discovered in the 20th century? [MCQ]

posted Oct 11, 2018 by Pooja Rao

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Who invented the first stock ticker in 1867?

posted Oct 2, 2018 by Alok Dev

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Who is credited for the invention of Computer?

posted Oct 2, 2018 by anonymous

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Who is credited for the invention of the CAR?

posted Sep 25, 2018 by anonymous

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Which of the following did Mahatma Gandhi call "One fo the few useful things ever invented"? [MCQ]

posted Sep 22, 2018 by Pooja Rao

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Who invented the spa bath?

posted Sep 6, 2018 by Kuldeep Apte

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Who is credited with the discovery of electron?

posted Aug 7, 2018 by anonymous

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What was the greatest invention of man in Palaeolithic Age?

posted Jul 18, 2018 by Pallavi Dubey

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Who is credited with the invention of the rotary internal combustion engine, introduced by NSU in their................ [MCQ]

posted Jun 26, 2018 by Riteshwar