25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: FOOTBALL BOOTS & SWITCHY SOUL
Football boots The first pair of football boots noted in history are those made for King Henry VIII of England, who ordered a pair from his Great Wardrobe in…
25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: THE ALARM CLOCK & THE RUN AWAY CLOCK
The alarm clock Alarm clock: The first alarm clock was created in ancient Greece, by Ctesibus, a Hellenistic engineer and inventor. He developed an elaborate system of dropping pebbles on…
Slinky Richard James In 1943, naval engineer Richard James was trying to develop a spring that would support and stabilize sensitive equipment on ships. When one of the…
25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: TELEPHONE BOX & THE — USEFUL TELEPHONE BOX
Telephone box by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott The red telephone box was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880- 1960) and, along with the red post box and the…
25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL & DESIGNING ROAD & RAIL TUNNEL
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a great English civil engineer who lived during the 19th century. He was the man who built the Great Western Railway, the…
James Biggs – walking stick The origin of the white cane had it’s beginning in the time between the two World Wars. James Biggs of Bristol claims to have…
25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: FOLDING CHAIR & THE ROLL OVER BENCH
Nathaniel Alexander and the Folding Chair On July 7, 1911, Nathaniel Alexander of Lynchburg, Virginia patented a folding chair. According to his patent, he designed his chair to be…
25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: MODERN ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR & FRIDGE FOOD SAVER
Modern Electric Refrigerator by Florence Parpart Florence Parpart invented the modern electric refrigerator in 1914. During 1900, she worked on several research projects and had a chance to patent…
