There are various types of plastic that have been invented. The first plastic was created by Alexander Parkes in 1855 and was termed Parkesine. Parkesine was later termed as celluloid. The development and the technology for the creation of plastics have undergone a major change. Plastics are usually polymers and have a high molecular mass. […]
Who invented numbers?
The number system is extremely old and has been expressed in many ancient cultures for practical uses. Currently the most popular type of number system that is prevalent today is known as the Hindu Arabic numerals. The number system notation development is credited to two great mathematicians from ancient India, Aryabhat (5th century BC) and […]
Who invented number zero?
The word zero is attributed to many ancient cultures and is most likely a corrupt version of the Arabic spelling safira which meant it was empty. Coming down from the French cipher and zero, it finally became the word zero. The invention of zero as a number and not just for place position is generally […]
Who invented medicine?
The invention of medicines dates back to centuries. It was in around 3000 B. C. that the Egyptians used remedies to fight diseases and they also performed basic surgeries by general examination of the patient and mainly the guess work and magic worked. In Greece Hippocrates was considered as the father of the medicine. He […]
Who invented landmines?
Landmines date back to 13th century when Song Dynasty of Chinese was fighting against the Mongols to save a city in the Southern China. The records of 14th century describe the use of cannonball shells of cast iron which were filled with gunpowder. The literature of mid 14th century when Yuan Dynasty was falling and […]
Who invented instant messaging?
It was in 1970s that Instant Messaging appeared as an application to be used to connect communication of people logged on to the same machine, subsequently on their local network and finally all over the internet. In its initial stage the facility was available through operating system of multi-use like UNIX. The connectivity was possible […]
Who invented ice?
Dry ice was not an invention but a discovery and was sold under the name for it by the company which sold it first. Ice, before the refrigeration started, was brought from hills and mountains to store food and to make desserts. This was stored in pits made in the grounds that were surfaced with […]
Who invented frisbee?
Walter Frederick Morrison invented Frisbee in 1948. But as to where he got this idea from, there is a story behind it. A baking company Frisbie of Bridgeport, Connecticut baked pies to be sold to number of colleges of England. Students after eating pies played with empty pie tins for hours. Many colleges of England […]
Who invented football/soccer?
Football is called soccer in USA, Australia, South Africa and Canada. The word soccer is older than word football, but football had more ring to it so “Association Football” was created on October 26th, 1863. Football is played by men since centuries ago but as to who invented it and to when it was invented […]
Who invented television?
Many people acclaim John Logie Baird to be the original inventor of television.
