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Cabbage
Patch Kids
In 1976, Xavier Roberts invented
'Little Person' dolls, the first Cabbage Patch Kids.
Calendars/Clocks
Learn about the invention of early
clocks, calendars, the quartz watch, timekeeping devices and the science
of time.
Calcium
Carbide Process
Thomas Leopold Willson invented
a process for Calcium Carbide.
Calculators
Timelines covering calculator patents
since 1917. Learn about the history of Texas Instruments, the origins of
the electronic calculator, the hand-held calculator and more.
Camera
The history of the camera - Camera
Obscura, photography, the significant processes of photography, and who
invented the polaroid and photographic film.
Can/Can
Opener
A timeline of tin cans - learn how
cans are made, filled and recycled. The history of the first can opener.
Candy
The history of candy.
Carborundum
Edward Goodrich Acheson invented
carborundum. Carborundum is the hardest man-made surface and was needed
to bring about the industrial age.
Card
Games
The history of playing cards and
card games like Uno.
Cardiac
Pacemaker
Wilson Greatbatch invented an implantable
cardiac pacemaker. Study the history of other cardiac devices.
Cars
The history of the automobile covers
over one hundred years -- learn about the patents and famous car models,
view timelines or read about the first gasoline powered car.
Carousels
The interesting history behind the
carousel and other circus and theme park innovations.
Cash
Register
James Ritty invented what was nicknamed
the "Incorruptible Cashier" or the cash register.
Cassette
Tape
In 1963, the Philips company became
the first company to demonstrate the compact audio cassette.
Cat
Eyes
Percy Shaw patented his road-safety
invention called cat eyes, in 1934 when he was only 23.
Catheter
Thomas Fogarty invented the embolectomy
balloon catheter. Betty Rozier and Lisa Vallino co-invented the intravenous
catheter shield. Ingemar Henry Lundquist invented
the over the wire balloon catheter that is used in the majority of angioplasty
procedures in the world.
Cathode
Ray Tube
Electronic television is based on
the invention of the cathode ray tube, which is the picture tube found
in modern television sets.
CAT-Scans
Robert Ledley invented "diagnostic
X-Ray systems", known as CAT-Scans.
CCD
George Smith and Willard Boyle received
a patent for Charge-Coupled Devices or CCDs.
Cellular
Phones/Cell Phones
How the FCC slowed the progress
of a cellular phone system.
Cellophane
Cellophane was invented by Jacques
Brandenberger in 1908.
Chain
Saw
The history behind the humble chain
saw.
Chapstick
The history of chapstick - who invented
chapstick and is it addictive?
The
History of Cheerleading
Pompoms and the history of cheerleading
innovations.
Cheese
in a Can
The history of "Cheese in a Can".
Cheese
Slicer
The cheese-slicer is a Norwegian
invention.
Chewing
Gum
The history of chewing gum and bubble
gum.
Chia
Pet
Animal figurines have been designed
which have live herbs that simulate the fur or hair of a particular animal.
Chinese
Inventions
Learn about ancient Chinese technology
and the history of Chinese inventions. Find lesson plans for teachers.
Learn about the kite, chopsticks, umbrellas, gunpowder, firecrackers, the
steelyard, abacus, cloisonné, ceramics, papermaking and more.
Chocolate
The history behind chocolate, chocolate
bars and chocolate chip cookies.
Christmas
Related Inventions
The history of candy canes, Christmas
lights and Christmas trees.
Cigarettes/Cigarette
Lighters
This history of tobacco related
products.
Clocks
Learn about the invention of early
clocks, calendars, the quartz watch, timekeeping devices and time measurement.
Cloning
Reproductive and therapeutic.
Closed
Captioning
Television closed captions are captions
that are hidden in the television video signal, invisible without a special
decoder.
Clothing
Innovations
The history of our clothes - blue
jeans, the bikini, the tuxedo, fabrics, fasteners and more.
Coat
Hangers
Today’s wire coat hanger was inspired
by a clothes hook patented in 1869 by O. A. North.
Coca-Cola
"Coca-Cola" was invented by Dr.
John Pemberton in 1886.
Cochlear
Implants - Bionic Ear
The cochlear implant is a prosthetic
replacement for the inner ear or cochlea.
Coffee
The history of the cultivation of
coffee and innovations in brewing methods.
Cold
Fusion Energy
Viktor Schauberger was the "father
of cold fusion energy" and the designer of the first non-energy consuming
"flying disc".
Color
Television
Color television was by no means
a new idea, a German patent in 1904 contained the earliest proposal - RCA
color television system - Living Color.
Combustion
Engine
History of the internal combustion
engine.
Combustion
Engine - Diesel
Rudolf Diesel was the father of
the "diesel-fueled" internal combustion engine or diesel engine.
Comics
The history of comics.
Communication
History, timeline, and innovations.
Compact
Disk
James Russell invented the compact
disc in 1965. Russell was granted a total of 22 patents for various elements
of his system.
Compass
The history of the magnetic compass,
gyroscope compass, and the biography of Elmer Sperry.
Computers
An index to famous persons in the
computer business, over twenty-six fully illustrated features cover the
history of computers from 1936 until today.
Computer
Keyboard
The invention of the modern computer
keyboard began with the invention of the typewriter.
Computer
Peripherals
Compact disks, the computer mouse,
computer memory, disk drives, printers and other peripherals are discussed.
Computer
Printers
The history of printers used with
computers.
Computer
Games
This history is more fun than a
joy stick. Steve Russell invented the computer game called "SpaceWar."
Nolan Bushnell invented the game called "Pong."
Computerized
Banking
ERMA began as a project for the Bank of America in an effort to computerize the
banking industry.
Concrete
Concrete was invented by Joseph
Monier.
Construction
Materials
The history of construction and
building materials.
Contact
Lenses
See the history of eyeglasses come
alive - from the oldest known glass lens to modern contact lenses.
Cookies
(Chocolate Chip, Fig Newton)
Enjoy some snack food history -
learn how the Fig Newton got named.
Cordite
Sir James Dewar was the co-inventor
of cordite, a smokeless gunpowder.
Corkscrews
Our illustrated history of cork
extractors explains the origins of this humble invention, found in households
all over the world.
Corn
Flakes
The kooky history of Corn Flakes.
Cortisone
Percy Lavon Julian synthesized the
medicines physostigmine for glaucoma and cortisone. Lewis Sarett invented
a synthetic version of the hormone cortisone.
Cosmetics
The history of cosmetics and hair
products.
Cotton
(Naturally Colored)
Sally Fox invented naturally colored
cotton.
Cotton
Candy
The history of cotton candy - how
they make cotton candy.
Cotton
Gin
Eli Whitney patented the cotton
gin on March 14, 1794. The cotton gin is a machine that separates seeds,
hulls and other unwanted materials from cotton after it has been picked.
Cotton
Swabs
Who invented cotton swabs or Q-tips.
Crash
Test Dummies
GM developed this test device nearly
20 years ago, to provide a biofidelic measurement tool -- a crash dummy
that behaves very similarly to human beings.
Crayons
Crayon history - from the Crayola
Company whose founders invented the first crayon.
Cray
Supercomputer
Seymour Cray was the inventor of
the Cray Supercomputer.
Credit
Cards
Spend some time on the history of
money.
Cricket
The history of cricket and cricket
equipment.
Crossword
Puzzles
The crossword puzzle was invented
by Arthur Wynne.
Cruise
Control
Unstopped by his blindness, Ralph
Teetor invented cruise control.
Cuisinart
Carl Sontheimer invented the Cuisinart.
Cyclotron
Ernest Lawrence invented the cyclotron,
a device that greatly increased the speed with which projectiles could
be hurled at atomic nuclei.
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