The famous chocolate chip cookie—originally known as the Toll House chocolate crunch cookie—was invented by Ruth Graves Wakefield (1903–1977), a teacher and dietitian. Shortly after she and her husband married, […]
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Beulah Louise Henry, Known as “Lady Edison”
Beulah Louise Henry (1887-1973) registered 49 patents and is credited with at least 110 inventions. She was always tinkering to improve things she could use.
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In 1847 Linus Yale, Sr. (1797-1858) opened a lock shop in Newport, NY. His particular interest was creating locks that did a better job at securing bank vaults. He knew the Egyptians had used pin-tumbler lock several thousand years ago, but they were made of wood and were large and bulky. Yale was fascinated by the thought that the tumbler lock might be re-fashioned using more modern materials.
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November 11 is well-known as Veterans Day, and because Congress ultimately saw the wisdom of keeping it from being a floating holiday, celebrating it on 11-11 instead of the second
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Napoleon Bonaparte was actually the man behind the idea of improving the way that food could be preserved and stored. Bonaparte saw that a major issue with his soldiers was getting fresh food to them, and he offered a financial award for anyone who developed a preservation method that permitted the military to travel with food for the troops.
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One might expect that the fellow who invented the bread-slicer would be a baker, but inventor Otto Frederick Rohwedder (1880-1960) was a jeweler.
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