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Inventors and inventions

Leonor Lobato

Created on May 8, 2023

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Inventions

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Inventors

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1. Telephone

2. Watch

3. Glasses

4. Wheel

5. Gun Powder

The Glasses:

Inventor: Salvino D'Armati Year of creation: 13th century Fun Fact: It all started with the invention of two convex lenses placed in a wooden setting, with a shaft held together with a rivet. The wearer held it to his face to improve his vision.

The telephone:

Inventor: Alexander Graham Bell Year of the creation/patent: 1876 Fun Fact: While Italian innovator Antonio Meucci (pictured at left) is credited with inventing the first basic phone in 1849, and Frenchman Charles Bourseul devised a phone in 1854, Alexander Graham Bell won the first U.S. patent for the device in 1876.

THE WATCH:

Inventor: Peter Henlein Year of creation: About 1510 Fun Fact: The wristwatch was invented in 1904 by Frenchman Louis Cartier and Swiss Hans Wilsdorf. At this time, wristwatches were primarily worn by sportsmen and female customers.

The wheel:

Inventor: No one in particular/Not registered Year of creation: Around 3500 BCE Fun Fact: The wheel is unique because, unlike other early human inventions such as the pitchfork, which was inspired by forked sticks, it is not based on anything in nature.

The gunpowder:

Inventor: The Taoists Year of creation: Around 904 AD Fun fact: Gunpowder is one of the four great inventions of China, and it was originally used for medicinal purposes.

The end

In conclusion, everything we see around us has been invented and perfected through out history. There are a lot of very important inventions, and we still use most of them to this day.

This project was made by: André Rodrigues n.º3 Leonor Lobato n.º 16 English ESMA 2022/23