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Inventions of the Last 200 Years

Write each item in chronological order of when it was invented

– Escalator

– Telephone

– Flush toilet

– Rubber bands

– Automobiles

– Lawn mower

– Safety pin

– Dish washer

– Light bulb

– Fountain pen

• Flush toilet

– Invented in 1775 in England

• Lawn Mower

– Was invented in 1830 in England

• Rubber Band

– The first ever Rubber Band was invented in the year 1845 in London, England.

• Safety Pin

– The safety pin was invented in 1849 in New York.

• Dish Washer

– The first ever dish washer was invented in 1850 in the U.S.

• The machine was basically a wheel which could be turned by hand and on turning it used to splash water on dishes

• Telephone

– Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in the year 1876 in the US.

• Light Bulb

– The first electric bulb was invented by Thomas Edison in 1879 in the U.S.

• Automobiles

– Invented in Germany in 1879

• Fountain Pen

– Before the fountain pen, pen tips had to be dipped in ink each time after writing few words.

– The fountain pen was invented in 1884 in the U.S.

• It had a reservoir to hold the ink

• Escalator

– Invented in 1891 by an American inventor.

• Safety razor

– Invented in 1901 in the U.S.

– Radio

– Vacuum cleaner

– Teddy bear

– Crayons

– Airplane

– Motion pictures

– Band-Aids

– Scotch tape

– Ball point pen

– Television

– Computers

– Microwave oven

– VCRs

– Pong

– Post-it notes

– Cell phones

– Internet

– DVDs

• Inventions of the 20th century:

Choose five inventions that you could not live without.