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Who invented Nintendo?

The Question: Who invented Nintendo? The Answer: Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, dreamed up and built the original Nintendo Entertainment…

Who invented the scissors?

The Question: My daughter is working on a school project and we want to know invented the scissors? The Answer: The type of scissors that you…

Accidental Food Inventions

Great ideas that came from mistakes! By David Johnson Related Links Inventions & DiscoveriesChild InventorsRoundup of Recent Discoveries, 2002 Do you ever feel bad because you made…

Chemistry: Who Invented Chemistry?

Who Invented Chemistry?ChemistryWhy Study Chemistry?Why Do We Need Chemistry?What Have I Gotten Myself Into?This Stuff Is Really Fun!Who Invented Chemistry?Succeeding Where Others Have Failed If…

Which Graham Invented the Crackers?

The Question: How did the graham cracker get its name? The Answer: Graham crackers and graham flour are both named after a failed minister…

Otis, Elisha Graves

(Encyclopedia) Otis, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, American inventor, b. Halifax, Vt. From his invention (1852) of an automatic safety device to prevent the fall of hoisting machinery he developed the…

Blériot, Louis

(Encyclopedia) Blériot, LouisBlériot, Louislwē blārēōˈ [key], 1872–1936, French aviator and inventor. He devoted the fortune acquired by his invention of an automobile searchlight to the invention…

Gabor, Dennis

(Encyclopedia) Gabor, Dennis, 1900–1979, Hungarian-born British physicist, Ph.D. Berlin Institute of Technology 1927. Gabor was a researcher with the Thomson-Houston Company, England, from 1934 to…

Can You Name These Chinese Inventions?

China, in both ancient and modern times, has been the source of various inventions that we still use today! How many of these inventions can you guess the name of based on the description?