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famous and not-so-famous historical innovations that
occurred in
Science and Technology during this month. |
March |
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1921-Patent # 1,370,316 issued to Harry
Houdini for a "diver's suit" |
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1861-Patent Act of 1861 increased term of a
patent grant from 14 to 17 years, now it is 20 years |
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1821-Thomas Jennings received patent for
"dry scouring of clothes" First black recipient |
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1943-Richard Frenkiel, co-inventor of the
mobile phone born in Brooklyn, New York |
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1872-George
Westinghouse, Jr patented the steam air brake |
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1939-General Foods put
the first individually packaged frozen foods - "Birds Eye Frosted Foods"
- on sale in Springfield, Massachussetts, USA |
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1876-Patent # 174,465
issued to Alexander
Graham Bell for the telephone |
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1922-Ralph Baer
inventor of SIMON®
electronic game born in
Pirmasens, Germany |
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1859-Patent #
25,076 issued to Nathan Ames for the
escalator |
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1876-The first
telephone call was transmitted:
"Watson, come here; I want you.". |
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1955-Alexander Fleming inventor of
penicillin died in London, England
1971-Philo Farnsworth inventor of television died in San Francisco,
California |
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1914-George Westinghouse inventor of the air
brake died in New York |
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1877-Patent # 188,292 issued to Chester
Greenwood for earmuffs |
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1794-Eli Whitney granted patent for the
cotton gin in 1794
1879-Albert Einstein perhaps the most
well-known scientist born in
Ulm, Germany |
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1898-Henry Bessemer inventor of the Bessemer
converter died |
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1789-Georg Simon Ohm, inventor of Ohm's Law
born in Erlangen, Germany |
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1849-Charles Brush born in Euclid Township,
Ohio |
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1964-Patent # 11,555 / 64 (UK) issued to
Edward Craven Walker for the Lava® Lamp |
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1861-the Elias Howe sewing machine patent
was reissued for an additional 7 years (re. #1,154). |
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1856-Frederick
W.Taylor inventor of Scientific Management born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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1861-Constitution of the Confederate States
of America establishes a Patent Office |
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1960-Patent
#
2,929,922 issued to Schawlow and Townes for the laser
1966-Patent
# 3,241,834 issued to Norman H. Stingley for the invention of the
Super Ball
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1857-The world’s first passenger safety
elevator went into service in a store at 488 Broadway and Broome Street
in New York City |
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1959-the maser was patented by Charles
Townes (No. 2,879,439). "Maser" is an acronym for "Microwave
Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation ". |
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1925-the first public demonstration of his
television system was held by John Logie Baird at the Selfridges
department store, Oxford Street, London. |
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1753-Benjamin Thompson Rumford inventor of
the drip coffee pot born |
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1845-Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discover of
X-rays born
1884-The first long-distance telephone call was made, between Boston and
New York City |
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1897-Victor Mills inventor of Pampers
disposable diapers born |
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1853-Elihu Thomson inventor of electrostatic
motors born in Manchester, England |
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1674-Jethro Tull inventor of the seed drill
born in Basildon, Berkshire, England
1891-Arthur William Sidney Herrington inventor of the military Jeep born |
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1997-First telecast of
Teletubbies a daily pre-school television show
for BBC |
DID YOU KNOW?
- March is the third month of the year in the
Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length
of 31 days.
- Saint Patrick's Day (March 17)
- Women's History Month (United States)
- American Red Cross Month
- March in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal
equivalent to September in the Southern Hemisphere (and vice versa).
- March's birthstone is aquamarine for Pisces and
diamond for Aries.
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