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Who Invented The Pen?

The history of writing instruments with which humans have recorded and conveyed thoughts, feelings and grocery lists, is the history of civilisation itself. This is how we know about our ancestors and their lives. The handy sharpened-stone, used for skinning and killing animals was adapted into the first writing instrument. Around 24,000 BC, the cave man started drawing pictures with …

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Who invented the pen drive?

A pen drive is another term for USB (Universal Serial Bus) flash drive and is basically a data storage device. The pen drive was invented in 1998 by IBM, with the intention of replacing the floppy drive in its ThinkPad line of products. The first flash drive was manufactured by M-systems under contract with IBM and was called the disgo. …

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Who invented the first thermos flask?

Sir James Dewar, in the year 1892. It consists of a double-walled flask with a vacuum between the walls. The walls are silvered and heat cannot be conducted across a vacuum. They keep hot liquids hot because the heat cannot get out and cold liquids cold because heat cannot get in. After the liquid has been poured in, a cork …

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Who invented the Electrocardiograph?

William Einthoven in 1903. For this great achievement, he was awarded by a Nobel prize in 1924. The electrocardiograph is an instrument which is used in the examination of people suffering from heart disease. It indicates how serious is their illness and maintains a check on recovery subsequent to a heart attack. In essence it detects the amount of electricity …

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Who invented the alarm clock?

Though there were water clocks (invented by the Greeks in 250 BC), striking clocks were invented by the Buddhist monk Yi Xing (in the 6th century). The first mechanical alarm clock was invented by Taqial-Din of the Ottoman Empire in 1559. But the patent holder for the above clock was French inventor Antoine Redier in 1847. The use of the …

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