25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: THE DISPOSABLE DIAPERS & THE BABY TRANSLATOR
Inventor of the Diaper Cover and Forerunner of the Disposable Diaper. Marion Donovan (1917-1998) grew up as the daughter of an inventor, so when she became a mother and…
25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: TOOTHPASTE & THE TOOTHPASTE SWEET
Toothpaste 1873: The first commercially produced, nice-smelling toothpaste was launched by Colgate and sold in a jar. 1892: Dr. Washington Sheffield is the first person to put toothpaste in…
25 DAYS OF INVENTOR (ENGINEER): TIM PEAKE & THE SPACE VIEWING DOME
Tim Peake Tim Peake is a European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut of British nationality. He finished his 186-day Principia mission working on the International Space Station for Expedition 46/47 when…
25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: CHRISTMAS LIGHTS & THE LIGHT JACKET
Edward Johnson, Christmas Lights In 1882, the first Christmas tree was lit by use of electricity. Edward Johnson lit up a Christmas tree in New York City with eighty…
25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: THE PENCIL WITH A RUBBER & FRUITY TOPS
The first pencil with a rubber The patent filed by Hymen Lipman of Philadelphia, PA was granted on March 30th 1858. An interesting feature of this design was that…
The Lego Group began in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891–1958), a carpenter from Billund, Denmark, who began making wooden toys in 1932. In 1934, his company came to…
25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: ELECTRIC BLANKET & THE ICE BLANKET
The Electric Blanket 1912: Dr. Sidney I. Russell invented the first ever electric blanket in 1912. Russell intended for the electric blanket as an easier way to keep patients warm…
25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: MICROSOFT & WORLD TRAVELLING CLASSROOM
Bill Gates – Microsoft Bill Gates is an American business magnate and computer programmer who is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company. One of the…
