Texas Instruments of Dallas, TX, USA introduced a battery-powered electronic pocket calculator on Continue reading
Tag: United States
First Transatlantic Jet Flight from Michigan to England
Colonel David Carl Schilling, U.S. 56th Fighter Group commanded the first transatlantic eastward jet flight Continue reading
Development of First Pop-Up Toaster
American mechanic Charles Strite of Stillwater, MN, USA developed the pop-up toaster Continue reading
Exhibition Catalog First Used Term International Style
The term ‘international style’ was first used in an exhibition catalog, The International Style: Architecture Since 1922 in 1932. Continue reading
First Biological Pest Control Used on Beetles
The first large scale biological pest control used in the USA was in 1886 against the cottony-cushion scale Continue reading
Two Americans Invented the First Laser
Charles Hard Townes and Arthur Leonard Schawlow, physicists from New York, NY USA invented the laser in 1951. Continue reading
First Commercially Sold Barbiturate
The first commercially sold barbiturate for medicinal purposes was the sedative, Veronal sold in the USA in 1903. Continue reading
Vanguard I Satellite
The Vanguard I Satellite was powered by photovoltaic cells and launched on March.17, 1958 by the U.S. Signal Corps. Continue reading
Edison Invents the Phonograph
Thomas Alva Edison secured a U.S. patent on February 19, 1878 in Menlo Park, NJ, USA for the phonograph or speaking machine design which developed from an idea for a telegraph repeater. Continue reading
Nissan Motor Company Exports to USA
Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan was the first Japanese auto manufacturer to export cars to the U.S.A. in 1958. Continue reading