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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.