Inventors
Historical
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Tagamet
Graham Durant, John Emmett and Charon
Ganellin co-invented Tagamet. Tagamet inhibits the production of stomach
acid.
Tampons
The history of tampons.
Tape
Recorders
The history of sound recording technology
- from early recorded sounds and wax cylinders to the latest in broadcasting
history.
Tattoo
Samuel O'Reilly
and the history of inventions related to tattoos.
Tea
The history of tea, tea bags, tea
drinking customs and more.
Teddy
Bear
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, the
26th president of the United States, is the person responsible for giving
the teddy bear his name.
Teflon
Roy Plunkett invented tetrafluoroethylene
polymers or Teflon.
Tekno
Bubbles
Tekno Bubbles are a rave innovative
variation on the old blowing bubbles, but these bubbles glow under black
lights and can smell like raspberries.
Telegraph/Telegraphy
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph.
The general history of telegraphy.
Telephone
The history of the the telephone
and telephone related devices.
Telephone
Switching System
Erna Hoover invented the computerized
telephone switching system.
Telescope
A spectacle maker probably assembled
the first telescope. Hans Lippershey of Holland is often credited with
the invention of the telescope, but he almost certainly was not the first
person to make one.
Television
The history of television - color
television, satellite broadcasts, remote controls and other television
related inventions.
Tennis
In 1873, Walter Wingfield invented
a game called Sphairistikè (Greek for "playing ball) which evolved
into modern outdoor tennis.
Tetracycline
Lloyd Conover invented the antibiotic
tetracycline, which became the most prescribed broad spectrum antibiotic
in the United States.
Theme
Parks
The history of the carousel, rollercoaster
and other circus and theme park innovations.
Thermometer
The first thermometers were called
thermoscopes. In 1724, Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer,
the modern thermometer.
Thermos
Sir James Dewar was the inventor
of the Dewar flask, the first thermos.
Timekeeping/Time
Measurement
The history of timekeeping innovations
and time measurement.
Timken
Henry Timken received a patent for
the Timken or tapered roller bearings.
Tidal
Plants
The rise and fall of the sea level
can power electric-generating equipment.
Tires
The history of tires.
Toaster
The best thing since sliced bread,
but actually invented before sliced bread.
Tobacco
A history of the use of tobacco
and the invention of tobacco related innovations.
Toilets
The history of toilets and plumbing.
Toilet
Paper
I get asked who invented toilet
paper quite often, here is the answer.
Tom
Thumb Locomotive
The history of the inventor of the Tom Thumb locomotive and Jello.
Tools
The history behind several common
household tools.
Toothpaste/Toothbrush/Toothpick
Who invented false teeth, dentistry,
toothbrush, toothpaste, toothpicks and dental floss.
Automatic
Totalizator
The automatic totalizator is a system
that totals the investments on runners, horses, betting pools and pays
out dividends; invented by Sir George Julius in 1913.
Touch
Screen Technology
The touch screen is one of the easiest
to use and most intuitive of all PC interfaces, making it the interface
of choice for a wide variety of applications.
Toys
The history behind several toy inventions
- including how some toys were invented, how others got their names and
how famous toy companies began.
Tractors
A history of tractors, bulldozers,
forklifts and related machinery.
Traffic
Signal (Morgan)
Garrett Morgan patented a hand-cranked
traffic management device.
Traffic
Signals (General)
The world's first traffic lights
were installed near London's House of Commons in 1868.
Trampoline
The history of the trampoline, carousel,
rollercoaster and other circus and theme park innovations.
Transistor
John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and
William Shockley co-invented the transistor in 1947.
Transportation
The history
and timeline of different transportation innovations - cars, bikes, planes,
and more.
Trillian
The king of
instant messengers.
Trivial
Pursuit
Trivial Pursuit was invented by Canadians Chris Haney and Scott Abbott.
Trumpet
The history of the trumpet.
TTY,
TDD or Tele-Typewriter
The history of TTY.
Tungsten
Wire
The history of tungsten wire used
in lightbulbs.
Tupperware
Tupperware was invented by Earl
Tupper.
Tuxedo
The tuxedo was invented by Pierre
Lorillard of New York City.
Typewriters/Typing
The first practical typewriter was
invented by Christopher Latham Sholes. The history of the typewriter's
keys (QWERTY), early typewriters and typing history.
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