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26 June 2009
Gas-electric car
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The invention: A hybrid automobile with both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. The people behind the invention: ...
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23 June 2009
Fuel cell
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The invention: An electrochemical cell that directly converts energy from reactions between oxidants and fuels, such as liquid hydrogen, ...
Freeze-drying
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The invention: Method for preserving foods and other organic matter by freezing them and using a vacuum to remove their water content ...
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FORTRAN programming language
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The invention: The first major computer programming language, FORTRAN supported programming in a mathematical language that was natural ...
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21 June 2009
Food freezing
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The invention: It was long known that low temperatures helped to protect food against spoiling; the invention that made frozen food pract...
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FM radio
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The invention: A method of broadcasting radio signals by modulating the frequency, rather than the amplitude, of radio waves, FM radio gr...
Fluorescent lighting
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lighting The invention: A form of electrical lighting that uses a glass tube coated with phosphor that gives off a cool bluish light and...
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20 June 2009
Floppy disk
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The invention: Inexpensive magnetic medium for storing and moving computer data. The people behind the invention: Andrew D. Booth (1918- ...
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19 June 2009
Field ion microscope
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The invention:Amicroscope that uses ions formed in high-voltage electric fields to view atoms on metal surfaces. The people behind the in...
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18 June 2009
Fiber-optics
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The invention: The application of glass fibers to electronic communications and other fields to carry large volumes of information quickl...
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Fax machine
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The invention: Originally known as the “facsimile machine,” a machine that converts written and printed images into electrical signals th...
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ENIAC computer
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The invention: The first general-purpose electronic digital computer. The people behind the invention: John Presper Eckert (1919-19...
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Electronic synthesizer
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The invention: Portable electronic device that both simulates the sounds of acoustic instruments and creates entirely new sounds. The per...
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Electron microscope
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The invention: A device for viewing extremely small objects that uses electron beams and “electron lenses” instead of the light rays ...
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14 June 2009
Electroencephalogram
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The invention: A system of electrodes that measures brain wave patterns in humans, making possible a new era of neurophysiology. The peop...
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Electrocardiogram
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The invention: Device for analyzing the electrical currents of the human heart. The people behind the invention: Willem Einthoven (1860-1...
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12 June 2009
Electric refrigerator
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The invention: An electrically powered and hermetically sealed food-storage appliance that replaced iceboxes, improved production, and...
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Electric clock
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The invention: Electrically powered time-keeping device with a quartz resonator that has led to the development of extremely accurate, re...
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