Inventors
The
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Dentistry
Innovations
The history of false teeth, dentistry,
the toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss and more.
Deodorants
The history of deodorants.
Depth
Charge
The depth charge or bomb is a weapon
used by ships or aircraft to attack submerged submarines. The first depth
charges were developed by the British in World War I for use against German
submarines.
Detergents
In the synthetic detergent industry
is not easy to pinpoint exactly when the first synthetic detergents were
invented.
Dewar
Flask
Sir James Dewar invented the Dewar
flask, the first thermos.
Diabetes
Testing Kits
Helen Free received a patent for
a home diabetes test. The history of insulin.
Dialysis
Machine
Willem Kolff invented the artificial
kidney dialysis machine. The history of kidney innovations.
Diapers
(Disposable)
The convenient disposable diaper
was invented by New Yorker Marion Donovan in 1950.
Diesel
Rudolf Diesel was the inventor of
the diesel-fueled internal combustion engine.
Digital
Camera
The history of the digital camera.
Dirigibles
The history of airships, balloons,
blimps, dirigibles and zeppelins.
Dishwasher
Josephine Cochran invented the dishwasher
in 1886.
Disposable
Cell Phone
Randice-Lisa Altschul invented the
world's first disposable cell phone.
Diving
Equipment
In the 16th century, barrels were
used as primitive diving bells, and for the first time divers could travel
underwater with more than one breath of air, but not much more than one.
Donut/Doughnut
The history of the pastry with the
hole in the middle.
Drinking
Straws
In 1888, Marvin Stone patented the
spiral winding process to manufacture the first paper drinking straws.
Drive-In
Richard Hollingshead patented and
opened the first drive-in theater.
Dr
Pepper
In 1885, Charles Aderton invented
the Dr Pepper soft drink. The history of soft drinks.
Dry
Ice
Dry ice was discovered not invented
- the name was trademarked by the first company to sell dry ice.
Duramold
Duramold is a process that involves
laminating and molding thin sheets of veneer together. Howard Hughes' airplane
called the Spruce Goose was made of Duramold.
DVD
Matshusita was the company mainly
responsible for the development of DVD. The hsitory of DVD.
Dynamite
Alfred Nobel invented dynamite.
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