Gunpowder commonly known as black powder is made of sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal. The earliest records mention the record of gunpowder in 142 A. D. Though tried, tested and perfected over the time it is believed to have been invented by Chinese around 11th and 12th century. The strength of gunpowder used earlier was not […]
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Who invented hockey?
It was around 4000 years back; in the name of Keryetezin, that hockey was played in Egypt with horns and a spherical ball shaped thing. In 1363 Edward III of England published a proclamation in which the word hockey was born. The 19th century witnessed the uplift of hockey. In 1849 the public schools in […]
Who invented microwave?
Dr. Percy Spencer invented microwave in 1946 while testing magnetron for radar system. Spencer was working with Raytheon Corporation on his project when he discovered that a sweet candy placed in his pocket melted due to rapid temperature rise. The other day he tried and tested the same with popcorns and then with an egg, […]
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 first form of peanut-butter was found. History suggests many theories as to who invented peanut butter and when. Peanuts grew […]
Who invented airplane?
It is hard to believe that the airplane was invented just hundred years back and today it has become part and parcel of the human life. In the late 1800s Orville and Wilbur Wright were the men who dreamt of inventing the airplane. In 1900 they tested their first glider at Kitty Hawk. For the […]
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 his ideas in a book but was unable to attract funding to develop the concept any further. A ‘difference engine’ […]
Who invented cubism?
It was in 1908 that Picasso and Braque invented Cubism. It was the most influential movement in the western art which started in Paris but between 1906- 08 it spread its wings to rest of the Europe and America. Picasso was also influenced by the African culture, their highly stylized, brightly colored masks. In the […]
Who invented ink?
The first writing ink was invented in 2500 B. C. by the Egyptians and the Chinese. It is believed that this ink was made by mixing carbon with gum. It was then shaped into sticks and dried, before use it was dipped in water and made ready for writing. Chinese inventor Tien- Lcheu was the […]
Who invented paper?
T’sai Lun of China invented paper around 2000 years back. Historians believe that in 3500 B. C. Egyptians first discovered paper. It was made from a reedy plant papyrus which grew around river Nile in Egypt. It was from this plant only that the name paper was derived. The first standardized paper was first invented […]