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Inventions and inventors

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Invention
Inventor
Year Invented
Harmonica   Christian Friedrich Ludwig   1821  
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Phonograph   Thomas Alva Edison   1877  
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World Wide Web   Tim Berners-Lee   1989  
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Artificial Heart   Dr. Robert K. Jarvik   1982  
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Water Thermometer   Galileo   1593  
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Lightning Rod   Benjamin Franklin   1752  
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Bifocals   Benjamin Franklin   1783  
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Parachute   Blanchard   1785  
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Cotton Gin   Eli Whitney   1793  
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Electric Battery   Volta   1800  
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Stethoscope   Lanec   1819  
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Typewriter   Charles Thurber   1843  
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Telegraph   Samuel F. B. Morse   1844  
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Telephone   Alexander Graham Bell   1876  
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Electric Stove   William S. Hadaway   1896  
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Airplane   Wilbur and Orville Wright   1903  
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Helicopter   Igor Sikorsky   1939  
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Adding Machine   Blaise Pascal   1642  
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Stock Ticker   Thomas Alva Edison   1869  
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Mercury Thermometer   Gabriel Fahrenheit   1714  
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Piano   Bartolomeo Cristofori   1688  
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StudyStack   John Weidner   2002  
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