Actually what Robert Fleming Jr. invented, in 1886, was a system of bracing the inside of guitars, that made the instrument louder. This was the blueprint, of a framework, that has since been developed even further, over the years. What he didn't invent was the guitar, itself. That already existed.
It’s funny , reading all those inventions, you forget that someone had to invent them first . They are all things that have just been there since we were born . Amazing list .
https://youtu.be/u0OScWjZNhc
Lonnie George Johnson, an inventor, NASA engineer, and entrepreneur, created the Super Soaker water gun in 1989. Ever since then, it has become one of the top-selling toys in the world.
I tried to find the reference for the implication of this post, after the fact but I couldn’t find it so it’s just as well it’s cryptic and my meaning is lost …
Walter B Purvis did not in fact invent the fountain pen, it had been around for a long time but he invented a way to better distribute the ink in the pen
While George Washington Carver is often associated with peanut butter, he didn't actually invent it. However, he did discover hundreds of uses for peanuts (and other crops), which undoubtedly helped boost the peanut industry and, indirectly, the popularity of peanut butter.
Tricycle, wrong. Lock, wrong. Stethoscope, wrong. What the hell is this? That's just the first three I checked. Can we not celebrate actual black inventors ?
Original air conditioner unit was created by willis haviland Carrier in 1902. Believe jones made the portable air conditioner. Came up with the idea while driving in summer. Both were very well needed and great inventions.
But the Orange spray-tan Dictator doesn't want America to know how smart and advantageous African-Americans have been in our History and development...
"Fountain" pens originated in Egypt, we're refined by Da Vinci and have been modified ever since.
Samuel Pepys had one in 1663.
1st patent was issued in the early 1800s in England to Frederick Fölsch.
The list is wildly inaccurate.
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Lonnie George Johnson, an inventor, NASA engineer, and entrepreneur, created the Super Soaker water gun in 1989. Ever since then, it has become one of the top-selling toys in the world.
(He also worked at NASA)
He invented the video game cartridge.
Banneker simply released his first almanac in 1791/92.
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Samuel Pepys had one in 1663.
1st patent was issued in the early 1800s in England to Frederick Fölsch.
The list is wildly inaccurate.