The Italians – Pizza was probably invented by the Italians in the 10th Century. The origin of the word pizza is uncertain. In Italian it means ‘pie’ and may have come from the Greek word […]
Who Invented the Cheeseburger?
Lionel SternBerger – The Cheeseburger was invented by Lionel Sternberger in the USA in 1926. A number of claims have been made as to who created the first cheeseburger but the earliest is that of […]
Who Invented the Pascal Programming Language ?
Niklaus Wirth – The Pascal programming language was developed by Niklaus Wirth in 1968 and first published for use in 1970. Pascal is a programming language that was designed in the late 1960’s. In 1970 […]
Who Invented Smarties?
Rowntree Mackintosh Limited – Smarties were invented by the British Rowntree Company in 1882. During Georgian times chocolate became popular amongst the wealthy and were originally known by the French term crottes du lapin, which […]
Who Invented Peanut-Butter?
Dr John Harvey Kellogg – The invention of peanut-butter is attributed to three people but Dr John Harvey Kellogg patented his process for creating it in 1895. It was in 950 BC that the […]
Who invented camera?
Johann Zahn designed the first camera in 1685
Who Invented the Analytical Engine – Computers?
Charles Babbage – British mathematician Charles Babbage invented computers in 1822. In the year 1786 the ‘Difference Engine’ was first thought of by J.H. Muller who was an engineer in the Hessian army. He described […]
Who Invented Cheerios?
Lester Borchardt – Cheerios were invented by Lester Borchardt in 1941. Cheerios originated from the American company General Mills in Minnesota in May 1941. The first cereal was actually called CheeriOats because it was made […]
Who invented the Wedding Dress?
Western Culture – Nobody invented the wedding dress – they have evolved over time. Originally in the middle ages and just after, weddings were unions for political reasons or strategic alliances between families and […]
Who Invented the Computer Flash / Jump Drive?
Dov Moran – The Israeli entrepreneur Dov Moran invented of the USB Flash Drive in 1999. The USB Flash Drive can also be referred to as a pen drive, a thumb drive, a jump drive, […]
Who invented refrigerator?
An American inventor Oliver Evans made the first design for the refrigerator in 1804
Who Invented the Google Search Engine?
Sergey Brin and Larry Page – The Google Search Engine was Invented By Sergey Brin and Larry Page in 1998. The most popular search engine, Google, was invented by the Soviet born Sergey Brin and […]
