Your country's best invention
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_inventions
That's one big page, yo.
The most important being video games of course.
The video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The patent for a Cathode-Ray Tube Amusement Device was first filed on January 25, 1947 by Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann, and was issued on December 14, 1948. Eight vacuum tubes were used to simulate a missile firing at a target, and the device featured knobs to adjust the curve and speed of the missile.
That's one big page, yo.
The most important being video games of course.
The video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The patent for a Cathode-Ray Tube Amusement Device was first filed on January 25, 1947 by Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann, and was issued on December 14, 1948. Eight vacuum tubes were used to simulate a missile firing at a target, and the device featured knobs to adjust the curve and speed of the missile.
Well...*ahem*were do I begin.
Ok, here we go - periodic table(Mendeleev),Ak-47,Radioreciever.Laser was born here after - you won't believe - Prokhorov and his collegue read sci-fi book by Belyaev, we made possible space flight, knapsack parachute, helicopters...list goes on and on. And not to forget about games - we made you play freakin' TETRIS. Deamn I'm proud to be Russian, even though there were not so bright moments in our history.
Ok, here we go - periodic table(Mendeleev),Ak-47,Radioreciever.Laser was born here after - you won't believe - Prokhorov and his collegue read sci-fi book by Belyaev, we made possible space flight, knapsack parachute, helicopters...list goes on and on. And not to forget about games - we made you play freakin' TETRIS. Deamn I'm proud to be Russian, even though there were not so bright moments in our history.
In 1620-1624 Cornelius Drebbel built and tested 2 submarines. The third model could stay underwater for 3 hours and carry 16 passengers.BuchalBainne said:There may have been a mix up here, perhaps you guys came first but while googling "notable irish inventions, I found this site [http://www.patentsoffice.ie/en/student_inventors.aspx], and this little passage:
---Holland, John Phillip (1841-1914) Liscanner man, John Phillips Holland, is accredited with launching the world's first successful submarine, the 'Fenian Ram', in 1881. He also invented a mechanism for submariners to evacuate their sinking vessel.---
I'm just going to google a bit more.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_DrebbelBuchalBainne said:There may have been a mix up here, perhaps you guys came first but while googling "notable irish inventions, I found this site [http://www.patentsoffice.ie/en/student_inventors.aspx], and this little passage:zala-taichou said:
---Holland, John Phillip (1841-1914) Liscanner man, John Phillips Holland, is accredited with launching the world's first successful submarine, the 'Fenian Ram', in 1881. He also invented a mechanism for submariners to evacuate their sinking vessel.---
I'm just going to google a bit more.
1881? Try 1620.
1846.crimson5pheonix said:Since when has Texas not been a country?DividedUnity said:
OT: The Internet. You're welcome, world.
Psh, as if that matters...Stone Wera said:1846.crimson5pheonix said:Since when has Texas not been a country?DividedUnity said:
OT: The Internet. You're welcome, world.
I like airplanes, or nuclear bombs. and Aircraft Supercarriers (If America didn't invent the aircraft carrier it sure as hell perfected it)
Space shuttle is pretty sweet too.
Space shuttle is pretty sweet too.
