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Straightforward Origin

11 entries in this category.

Straightforward Origin

Air Fryer

Dutch engineer Fred van der Weij invented the modern air fryer in 2006 to cook crispy food using circulating h

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Bicycle Helmet

Cyclists in the late nineteenth century pioneered the concept of protective headgear for cycling, but it wasn'

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Greenscreen

American engineer Petro Vlahos invented the modern color-difference traveling matte system that established el

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iPhone

A combination of Apple engineers and designers, led by Steve Jobs, Jony Ive, Tony Fadell, and Scott Forstall c

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Lava Lamp

British accountant and inventor Edward Craven Walker created the original motion lamp in Dorset, England, in 1

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MSG (monosodium glutamate)

Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda invented monosodium glutamate in 1908 after isolating the savory compound from

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Peristaltic Pump

In 1855, American inventor Rufus Porter and his partner J. D. Bradley patented the first mechanical peristalti

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Robotic Vacuum

A team of engineers at Electrolux led by Anders Haegermarck invented the first commercial robotic vacuum clean

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Tetris

Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov invented Tetris in Moscow in 1984.

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Toaster

Crompton & Company built the first electric toaster, but it took several complementary breakthroughs across Br

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Trolley Suitcase

Bernard Sadow invented the rolling suitcase in 1970, while Robert Plath created the modern vertical upright tr