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 camera?
Johann Zahn designed the first camera in 1685
Who Invented the Computer Mouse?
Douglas Engelbart – The computer mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart (1925-2013) in 1964. The first computer mouse was invented in 1964 by Dr. Douglas C Engelbart. He was working in collaboration with his colleague Bill […]
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 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 […]
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 the Magnifying Glass?
Roger Bacon- The magnifying glass was developed by Roger Bacon in the 13th Century Bacon (1214–1292) was a lecturer at Oxford University who conducted many experiments with mirrors to help explain the laws of refraction […]
Who invented the iPod?
Apple Inc. – The ipod was invented by the American company Apple Inc in 2001. Whilst Apple Inc are firmly recognised as the inventors of the ipod the original concept of a digital storage and […]
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 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 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 the Floppy Disk?
David Noble – The ‘floppy disk’ was invented by David Nobel working for IBM in 1967. The first floppy disk was invented by a team of researchers at IBM. The team was headed by Alan […]
