Modern Inventions Flashcards
a mild heat treatment to minimize health hazards
Pasteurization
pasteurization was invented by
Louis Pasteur
he experimented on the souring of
wine into vinegar
two types of pasteurization
HTST and UHT
“phone”
sound
who was credited for the invention of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
first words spoken into telephone
“Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.”
“graph”
writing or scripture
inventor of phonograph
Thomas Edison
“aero”
air
“planos”
wandering
invented the hot air balloon
Montgolfier brothers
aerodrome, first machine capable of flight was made by
Samuel Pierpont Langley
brothers who invented and flew the first airplane in 1903
Orville and Wilbur Wright
RADAR stands for
Radio Detection and Ranging
radar was invented in Britain by
Sir Robert Watson-Watt
plastikos or plastikus
fit for moulding
first manufactured plastic, subsitute for tortoiseshell and ivory
Parkesine
inventor or Parkesine
Alexander Parkes
further developed parkesine made from celllulose
celluloid
inventor of celluloid
John Wesley Hyatt
first fully synthetic plastic, first synthetic resin
Bakelite
inventor of Bakelite
Leo Bakeland
developed the first handheld phone
Marlin Cooper