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20th Century Innovation Timeline |
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| YEAR |
INVENTION |
INVENTOR |
| 1900 |
Dirigible
Hershey Bar
Radio, Wireless Signaling |
Ferdinand Zeppelin
Milton Hershey
Reginald
Fessenden |
| 1901 |
Assembly Line
Electrostatic Motor
Lionel Trains |
Ransom Olds
Elihu Thomson
Joshua
Lionel Cowen |
| 1902 |
Air Conditioner
Flashlight
Teddy Bear |
Willis Haviland Carrier
Conrad Hubert
Morris Michtom |
| 1903 |
Airplane
Airplane Engine
Coat Hanger
Crayons
Radioactivity, study of
Safety Glass
Windshield Wipers |
Wright brothers
Charles Taylor
Albert J.
Parkhouse
Binney & Smith
Marie Curie
Edouard Benedictus
Mary Anderson |
| 1904 |
Banking,
Consumer
Ice Cream Cone |
Amadeo Giannini
Ernest Hamwi |
| 1905 |
Popsicle
Theory of Relativity |
Frank
Epperson
Albert Einstein |
| 1906 |
Planters Peanuts |
Amedeo Obici |
| 1907 |
Bakelite
Dixie Cups
Outboard
Motor
Paper Towels |
Leo Baekeland
Lawrence Luellen &
Hugh Moore
Ole Evinrude
Arthur Scott |
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1908 |
Cellophane
Mixer |
Jacques Brandenberger
Herbert Johnson |
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1909 |
Alexanderson alternator |
Ernst Alexanderson |
| 1910 |
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| 1912 |
Life Savers Candy
Rocket, Liquid-fueled
Shopping Bag |
Clarence
Crane
Robert
Goddard
Walter H. Deubner |
| 1913 |
Mass Production
Erector Set
Zipper |
Henry Ford
A.C. Gilbert
Gideon Sundback |
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1914 |
Radio Remote Control
Tinkertoy |
John Hays Hammond
Charles
Pajeau |
1916
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Lincoln Logs
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John Lloyd Wright
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| 1919 |
Toaster |
Charles
Strite |
| 1920 |
Band-Aid
Hair Dryer
Traffic Light |
Earle Dickson
Inventor Unknown
William Potts |
| 1921 |
Wheaties
Wonder Bread |
George Cormack
Elmer Clime |
| 1922 |
Blender |
Stephen
Poplawski |
| 1923 |
Traffic Light |
Garret Morgan |
| 1925 |
Masking Tape
Television, mechanical |
Dick Drew
John Logie Baird |
| 1927 |
PEZ Candy
Television |
Eduard Haas III
Philo T.
Farnsworth |
| 1928 |
Bread Slicer
Bubble Gum
Penicillin
Yo-Yo |
Otto Rohwedder
Walter E.
Diemer
Alexander Fleming
Donald Duncan |
| 1929 |
Sunglasses |
Sam
Foster |
| 1930 |
Toll House Cookies
Cellophane Tape |
Ruth Wakefield
Dick Drew |
| 1935 |
Ballpoint Pen
Monopoly
Trampoline |
Ladislas & Georg Biro
Charles Darrow
George Nissen |
| 1936 |
multiplane camera |
Walt Disney |
| 1937 |
Shopping
Cart |
Sylvan Goldman |
| 1938 |
Nylon Stockings
Xerography |
Dr. Wallace H.
Carothers
Chester Carlson |
| 1939 |
Atanasoff
Berry Computer |
John Vincent Atanasoff |
| 1940 |
Blood Bank
Turing
Machine |
Charles Drew
Alan Mathison Turing |
| 1942 |
Duct Tape
Nuclear Reaction |
Johnson
& Johnson Company
Enrico Fermi |
| 1943 |
Bouncing Putty |
James Wright |
| 1944 |
Clue
Mark I Computer |
Anthony E. Pratt
Howard
Aiken |
| 1945 |
Microwave Oven
Slinky
Tupperware |
Percy LeBaron Spencer
Betty and
Richard James
Earl Tupper |
| 1946 |
Bikini Swimsuit
Computer ENIAC
Disposable
Diapers |
Louis
Reard
John Mauchly
and J. P. Eckert
Marion Donovan |
| 1947 |
Kitty Litter
Instant Photography
Transistor |
Ed Lowe
Edwin Land
J. Bardeen, W. Brattain and W. Shockley |
| 1948 |
Chemical
Demulsifiers
SCRABBLE
Velcro |
Melvin De Groote
Alfred Butts
George de Mestral |
| 1949 |
LEGO |
Ole Kirk
Christiansen |
| 1950 |
Frisbee
"PEANUTS"
Silly Putty |
Walter
Frederick Morrison
Charles Schulz
Peter Hodgson |
| 1951 |
Liquid Paper
Random Access Memory |
Bette Nesmith
Graham
Jay Forrester |
| 1952 |
Computer
Compiler
Mr. Potato Head |
Grace Hopper
George Lerner |
| 1954 |
Geodesic Dome
Milk Carton
Rolodex® |
R. Buckminster Fuller
John Van Wormer
Hildaur Neilsen |
| 1956 |
Play-Doh
Scotchgard
TV Remote Control
Yahtzee |
Noah and Joseph McVicker
Patsy
Sherman and Sam Smith
Robert Adler
Edwin S. Lowe |
| 1958 |
Hula Hoop
Integrated Circuit
Laser
Video Game |
Richard Knerr and Arthur Melin
Jack Kilby and Robert
Noyce
Arthur Schawlow&CharlesTownes
William Higinbotham |
| 1959 |
Barbie Doll |
Ruth Handler |
1960 |
Etch A Sketch
The Game of
Life |
Arthur Granjean
Reuben Klamer |
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1961 |
Catheter, Balloon |
Thomas Fogarty |
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1963 |
Easy-Bake Oven
Lava Lamp |
Kenner Products
Edward Craven Walker |
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1964 |
Holography
Smiley
Face |
Emmett Leith and Juris Upatnieks
Harvey Ball |
| 1965 |
Kevlar
SuperBall
Veg-O-Matic |
Stephanie Kwolek
Norman
Stringley
Ron Popeil |
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1966 |
Hand-held Calculator
Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking |
Jack Kilby,
J. VanTassel & J. Merryman
E. Paul Torrance |
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1967 |
Dynamic Random Access Memory |
Robert Dennard |
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1968 |
Computer Mouse
Microprocessor
Speakers, Bose |
Douglas Engelbart
Ted Hoff
Amar G. Bose |
| 1971 |
eBooks
Karaoke Machine |
Michael Hart
Daisuke Inoue |
| 1972 |
Glo-Sheet
Magnavox Odyssey
Pong Video Game |
Becky, Schroeder
Ralph Baer
Nolan
Bushnell |
| 1973 |
Ethernet
Internet |
Robert Metcalfe
Vinton Cerf |
| 1974 |
Post-it Notes
Rubik's Cube |
Art Fry and
Spencer Silver
Erno Rubik |
| 1976 |
Personal Computer |
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak |
| 1977 |
Human
Powered Flight
PC Modem
SIMON game |
Paul
MacCready
Dennis Hayes & Dale Heatherington
Ralph Baer |
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1978
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Dyson Vacuum Cleaner
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James Dyson
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1979 |
Tirivial Pursuit |
Chris Haney and Scott Abbott |
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1981
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Veggie Patty
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Paul Wenner
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1982 |
Computer Gaming
itty bitty Booklight |
Sid Meier
Noel Zeller |
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1983 |
Cabbage Patch Kids
Mobile Phone |
Xavier Roberts
Richard Frenkiel and Joel Engel |
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1986 |
Club, The |
James Winner |
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1988 |
Smooth Staple® |
John G. Knapp |
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1991 |
Nakao Snare
World Wide Web |
Naomi Nakao
Tim Berners-Lee |
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1992 |
Water
Disinfection System |
Ashok Gadgil |
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1993 |
Beanie Babies
Light Emitting Diodes, Blue
Makin' Bacon Π|
H Ty
Warner
Shuji Nakamura
Abigail Fleck |
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1995 |
LeapFrog |
Michael
Wood |
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1997
1998
1999 |
Teletubbies
Google
W-O-D Project |
Anne Wood & Andrew Davenport
Sergey Brin and Larry Page
Philip M. Parker
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