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Module 3 (Inventions-Invetors) Flashcards

1
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Blood Transfusion

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Jean Denys

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Micrometer

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W. Gascogne

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Barometer

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Torricelli

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Pendulum Clock

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C. Huygens

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5
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First reflecting telescope

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James Gregory

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Reflecting telescope

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Isaac Newton

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7
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Calculating machine

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Leibniz

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Compound microscope

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Robert Hooke

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Pressure cooker

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Papini

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Piano

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B. Cristofori

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11
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Tuning fork

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John Shore

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12
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Patents the fire extinguisher

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Hopfner

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13
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First mercury thermometer

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G. Fahrenheit

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14
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Lightning Rod

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Franklin

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15
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Carbonated water soda
water

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Priestley

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16
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Improved steam engine

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James Watt

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17
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Flush toilet

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Cummings

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18
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Steamship

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Perrier

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19
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Submarine

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Bushnell

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20
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Bi-focal eyeglasses

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Franklin

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21
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Smallpox vaccination

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Jenner

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22
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Battery

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Volta

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23
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Improved printing press

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Koenig

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24
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Tin can

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Durand

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25
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Stethoscope

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Rene Lance

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26
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Mackintosh

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Charles Mackintosh

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27
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First toy balloon

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Faraday

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28
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Electromagnet

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Sturgeon

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29
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Modern matches

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John Walker

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30
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Braille printing

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Burt

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31
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Sewing machine

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Thimoninier

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32
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Early refrigerator

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Pekins

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33
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Mechanical calculator

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Bicycle

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Stapler

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Facsimile

37
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First use anesthesia

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Dr. Morton

38
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Antiseptics

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Semmelweis

39
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Dental chair

40
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Sewing machine

41
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Fiber optics

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John Tyndall

42
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Pasteurization

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Louis Pasteur

43
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Telephone

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Alexander Grahambell

44
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practical and longer lasting electric lightbulb

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Joseph Swan

45
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Wearable contact lenses

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Mueller and Adolph

46
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Vacuum flask

47
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Neon light

48
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Theory of relativity

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Albert Einstein

49
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Sonar-like device

50
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Instant coffee

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Washington

51
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Motion picture

52
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Ecstasy

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The Merck Chemicals

53
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Morgan-gas mask

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Garett Morgan

54
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Pyrex in NY

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Sullivan and Taylor

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Band-Aid

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Insulin

57
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Television

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Penicillin

59
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Electron microscope

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Knott and Ruska

60
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Radio telescope

61
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Frequency modulation (FM)

62
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Ballpoint ballpens

63
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Kidney dialysis machine

64
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Synthetic cortisone

65
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Microwave oven

66
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Theory of holography

67
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Credit card

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Scheneider

68
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Bar code

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Woodland and Silver

69
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DNA structure

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Watson and Crick

70
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Tetracycline

71
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Laser

72
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Viagra

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Dunn and Wood

73
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HIV inhibitor

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Martin and Renshaw

74
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Smart Pill

75
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patent for genetically engineered animal

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Leader and Stewart

76
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Prozac

77
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Scanning microscope

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Binning and Rorer

78
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Hepatitis B

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Blumberg and Millman

79
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Magnetic imaging

80
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Liposuction

81
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Internal Pace Maker

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Greatbatch

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