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12 August 2009
Laser eye surgery
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The invention: The first significant clinical ophthalmic application of any laser system was the treatment of retinal tears with a pulse...
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Laser-diode recording process
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The invention: Video and audio playback system that uses a lowpower laser to decode information digitally stored on reflective disks. The...
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Laser
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The invention: Taking its name from the acronym for light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation, a laser is a beam of elec...
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10 August 2009
Laminated glass
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The invention: Double sheets of glass separated by a thin layer of plastic sandwiched between them. The people behind the invention: Edou...
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Iron lung
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The invention: Amechanical respirator that saved the lives of victims of poliomyelitis. The people behind the invention: Philip Drinker (...
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The Internet
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The invention: A worldwide network of interlocking computer systems, developed out of a U.S. government project to improve military pr...
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Internal combustion engine
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The invention: The most common type of engine in automobiles and many other vehicles, the internal combusion engine is characterized by...
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03 August 2009
Interchangeable parts
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The invention: A key idea in the late Industrial Revolution, the interchangeability of parts made possible mass production of identi...
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Instant photography
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The invention: Popularly known by its Polaroid tradename, a camera capable of producing finished photographs immediately after its film w...
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Infrared photography
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The invention: The first application of color to infrared photography, which performs tasks not possible for ordinary photography. The pe...
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28 July 2009
In vitro plant culture
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The invention: Method for propagating plants in artificial media that has revolutionized agriculture. The people behind the invention: Ge...
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IBM Model 1401 Computer
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The invention: A relatively small, simple, and inexpensive computer that is often credited with having launched the personal computer age...
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20 July 2009
Hydrogen bomb
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The invention: Popularly known as the “H-Bomb,” the hydrogen bomb differs from the original atomic bomb in using fusion, rather than fissi...
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19 July 2009
Hovercraft
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The invention: A vehicle requiring no surface contact for traction that moves freely over a variety of surfaces—particularly water—while...
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16 July 2009
Holography
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The invention: A lensless system of three-dimensional photography that was one of the most important developments in twentieth century op...
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13 July 2009
Heat pump
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The invention: A device that warms and cools buildings efficiently and cheaply by moving heat from one area to another. The people beh...
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Heart-lung machine
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The invention: The first artificial device to oxygenate and circulate blood during surgery, the heart-lung machine began the era of open-...
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