Inventions
Rachel Larsen
Cotton Candy
Invented in 1897 by William Morrison and John C. Wharton, candymakers from Nashville, Tennessee.
Made from sugar spun to look like a mass of cotton.
Dishwasher
The first dishwasher was patented in 1850 by Joel Houghton
The first working automatic dishwasher was invented by Mrs. Josephine Garis (W. A.) Cochran, of Shelbyville, Illinois, in 1889.
Jeans
Levi Strauss (1829-1902) was an entrepreneur who invented and marketed blue jeans.
Motorcycle
The earliest was a coal-powered, two-cylinder, steam-driven motorcycle that was developed in 1867 by Sylvester Howard Roper.
Paperclip
Invented in 1899 or 1890 by a Norwegian patent clerk called Johann Vaaler. His original paper clip was a thin spring-steel wire with triangular or square ends and two "tongues."
Radio
The radio was invented by Nikola Tesla. The radio was promoted and popularized by Guglielmo Marconi in 1895.
Vacuum Cleaner
John S. Thurman invented the gasoline powered vacuum cleaner (which he called the "pneumatic carpet renovator") in 1899.
X-Ray
X-rays were discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen