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Hacky
Sack
Hacky Sack or Footbag is a modern
American sport invented in 1972.
Hair
Brush - Dye - Spray - Styling Tools
The history of hair dryers, ironing
curlers and other beauty appliances. The history of cosmetics and hair
products.
Hallmark
Cards
Joyce Hall was a youthful picture-postcard
peddler who became the big name in greeting cards.
Halloween
Patents
See some amazing inventions patented
in service of Halloween.
Halogen
Lights
Also lightbulbs, lighting and other
lamps.
Coat
Hangers
Today’s wire coat hanger was inspired
by a clothes hook patented in 1869, by O. A. North of New Britain, Connecticut.
Hardware
Tools
The inventors behind several common
household tools.
Harpsicord
The history behind musical instruments
and their inventors.
Hats
and Wigs
The history of hats and wigs.
Helicopter
The history of helicopters.
Highways
The history of roads and asphalt.
Hills
Hoist
A rotary clothes line developed
and marketed by Australian, Lance Hill in 1945.
HIV
Protease Inhibitors
First invented between 1989 and 1994.
Hockey
The game we know today was first
played in Montreal in 1875, according to rules devised by a McGill student.
Hole
Punch
C. B. Brooks patented an early paper
punch, also called a ticket punch. It was the first ticket punch to have
a built-in receptacle on one of the jars to collect the round pieces of
waste paper and prevent littering.
Holography/Holograms
Holography is a photographic process,
best known for the 3-dimensional images. Holograms are made using a laser
and a light-sensitive material chemically similar to a photographic emulsion.
Home
Innovations
The history of the common inventions
you find inside your home.
Home
Security
The first home security system was
patented on December 2, 1969.
Horseshoe
The origin of iron horseshoes and
horseshoe nails.
Hot
Dogs
The history of hot dogs.
Hovercraft
The hovercraft was invented by Christopher
Cockerell in 1956.
HTML
The history of hypertext markup
language (HTML) is a strange and interesting tale.
Hula
Hoop
The hula hoop was re-invented by
Richard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin.
Hydrogen
Fuel Cells
Invented in 1839 by Sir William
Grove, hydrogen fuel cells have now becoming the power source for the 21st
century. How
hydrogen cells work.
Hygrometer
A hygrometer is an instrument used
to measure the moisture content or the humidity of air or any gas.
Hyperbaric
Oxygen Chambers
The history of hyperbaric oxygen
chambers.
Hypodermic
Needle or Syringe
What's the history behind this medical
device.
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