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Fabrics
Denim, nylon, colored cotton, vinyl...
the history behind these and other fabrics.
Farm
Innovations
Innovations related to farms, agriculture,
tractors, cotton gin, reapers, plows, plant patents and more.
Fasteners
The history of clothing fasteners
- buttons, lacing, zippers, snaps, velcro and more.
Fax/Fax
Machine/Facsimile
The facsimile was invented in 1842
by Alexander Bain.
Ferris
Wheel
The history of the ferris wheel.
Fiber
Optics
Fiber optics and the use of light
to communicate.
Fig
Newton Cookies
The history behind this tasty cookie.
Film
The history of photographic film.
Fingerprinting
One of the first significant developments
in forensic science was identification by fingerprinting.
Fire
- Alarm Engine Extinguisher Hose Ladder Pole
The history of many fire fighting
innovations.
Firearms
The history of guns and firearms.
Fireplace
(Rumford)
Count Rumford (aka Benjamin Thompson)
invented the Rumford fireplace in 1796.
Fishing
Innovations
The history of fishing, rods, reels, baits
and more.
Flashlight
The flashlight was invented in 1898,
and the biblical quote of "Let There Be Light" was on the cover
of the 1899, Eveready catalog.
Forensic
Science Innovations
The history of significant developments
in forensic science.
Floppy
Disk
Alan Shugart nicknamed the first
disk - the "Floppy" for its flexibility.
Fluorescent
Lamps
The history of fluorescent lights and mercury vapor arc lamps.
Fly
Swatter
Who first used the term "fly swatter"?
Flying
Saucers
Yes, there are patents issued for
flying saucers.
Flying
Shuttle
John Kay invented the flying shuttle,
an improvement to looms that enabled weavers to weave faster.
Food
Inventions
The history of food. The story behind
soup, sandwiches, pizza, pasta and other foods.
Football
The invention of football, American
style.
Footbag
Hacky Sack or Footbag is a modern
American sport invented in 1972.
Fortran
The first high level programming
language called fortran was invented by John Backus and IBM.
Fountain
Pens
The history of fountain pens and
other writing instruments.
Freezers
The history of this famous kitchen
appliance.
French
Fries
"Potatoes, fried in the French Manner,"
is how Thomas Jefferson described a dish he brought over to the colonies
in the late 1700s.
Freon
In 1928, Thomas Midgley and Charles
Kettering invented a "Miracle Compound" called Freon. Freon is now infamous
for greatly adding to the depletion of the earth's ozone shield.
Frisbee
How the empty pie plates of the
Frisbie Baking Company became the early prototype for the world's funniest
sport.
Freeze
Drying/Freeze Dried Foods
The basic process of freeze-drying
foods were known to the Peruvian Incas of the Andes. Freeze drying is the
removal of water from food while the food is frozen.
Frozen
Foods
Clarence Birdseye found a way to
flash-freeze foods and deliver them to the public - several decades of
frozen history.
Fuel
Cells
Fuel cells were invented in 1839
by Sir William Grove, and are now becoming the power source for the 21st
century. How
fuel cells work.
Full
Spectrum Lighting
John Ott was the pioneer of full
spectrum lighting.
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