Who invented Duct Tape?
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The Great Idea Finder credits Johnson and Johnson Co. with inventing duct tape in 1942. (see link below)\n\nRichard Drew invented adhesive tape (masking tape). \n\n"Adhesive tape (specifically masking tape) was invented in the 1920's by Richard Drew of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Co. (3M). Duct tape (the WWII military version) was first created and manufactured in 1942 (approximate date) by the Johnson and Johnson Permacel Division. Its closest predecessor was medical tape."
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my thoughts exactly!...my fave part was when he (Tommy) was "servicing" that girl who wouldn't stop talking, he got up and came back with duct tape! that was funny as all hell.
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It was invented by a man named Earle Morris
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the same person who invented the wall-stretcher
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He invented the polygraph (lie detector).  There's lots information on him on the web.  Use the search terms Larson and polygraph.
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No one person invented the Internet as we know it today. However, certain major figures contributed major breakthroughs: \nLeonard Kleinrock, J.C.R. Licklider, Larry G. Roberts, Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf , Radia Perlman
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"Thomas Edison tried and failed nearly 2000 times to develop the carbonized cotton thread filiment for the incandescent light bulb.  When asked about it, he said, 'I didn't fail. I found out 2000 ways how not to make a light bulb.'  But he only needed to find one way to make it work."\n\nFrom National Treasure
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James wright was an engineer at General Electric who invented silly putty in 1943.\n\nIt happened all by accident; it was World War II and the Far Eastern countries were being invaded by Japan - this made rubber difficult to come by. Any rubber that was found was used to make tires or needed war supplies. General Electric decided to hire an engineer to try to develop a cheap substitute; they hired James wright.\n\nIn 1943-quite by accident, Wright dropped some boric acid into some silicone oil, and thus, silly putty was invented...kind of Wright had no idea what to do with the stuff. see silly putty\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wright_%28inventor%29\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silly_Putty
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The first computer hard disk used. The hovercraft invented by Christopher Cockerell. As a result of the joint research of Sherman and Smith, the Scotchgard™ Protector was launched in the marketplace. Secretary Bette Nesmith Graham invented "Mistake Out" later renamed, Liquid Paper. The first commercial videotape recorder is introduced. The device is intended for industrial applications, and it quickly revolutionizes the way television programming is produced. Norman Bier invents plastic contact lenses
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Dr. Jeorge valvus in the year 1872, when they had to construct an irrigation system for a sugar can plantation and in the process this man invented the valve.\n\ngood luck.
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http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa020600h.htm
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Myth: Thomas Crapper invented the toilet. \n\nFact: Thomas Crapper DID NOT invent the toilet. In his research, Grabowski has created a detailed history of Crapper's business life. The man holds nine patents, four for improvements to drains, three for water closets, one for manhole covers and the last for pipe joints. Every patent application for plumbing related products filed by Crapper made it through the process, and actual patents were granted.\nThe most famous product attributed to Thomas Crapper wasn't invented by him at all. The "Silent Valveless Water Waste Preventer" (No. 814) was a symphonic discharge system that allowed a toilet to flush effectively when the cistern was only half full. British Patent 4990 for 1898 was issued to a Mr. Albert Giblin for this product. \n\nThere are a couple of theories on how Thomas Crapper came to be associated with this device. First, is that Giblin worked for Crapper as an employee and authorized his use of the product. The second, and more likely scenario, says Grabowski, is that Crapper bought the patent rights from Giblin and marketed the device himself.\n\nNow as the inventor for the modern porta potty?\n\nThe first US patent for a polyethylene plastic portable restroom was issued in the 1960's to George Harding, who was a co-founder of PolyJohn Enterprises Corporation along with Ed Cooper and George Hiskes.
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Alexander Graham Bell is generally credited for inventing or at least developing on a grand scale, the tetrahedral kite.  He actually hoped it would be the basis for making an airplane.  He made some great, giant kites but never made a practical airplane.  Bell was much more famous for inventing the telephone.
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Duct tape and twist ties.
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It is difficult to credit a single individual for the creation of the modern wetsuit. In 1951, while working for the US Navy, Hugh Bradner had the insight that a thin layer of trapped water could act as an insulator. It was a colleague of Bradner who suggested neoprene as a feasible material. However, Bradner was not overly interested in profiting from his design and never marketed a version to the public; nor did he patent his design. The first written documentation of Bradner's invention was in a letter dated June 21, 1951.\n\nTraditionally, most say it was Jack O'Neill (businessman) who invented the wetsuit and started using neoprene, which he found lining the floor of an airliner. However, this is disputed by some aviation experts because neoprene and other rubbers are not fire retardant; therefore, they would not be found on any passenger aircraft. O'Neill went on to found the successful wetsuit manufacturing company called O'Neill. But Bob and Bill Meistrell, from Manhattan Beach, California, claim to have started experimenting with neoprene around 1953. Their company would later be named Body Glove.
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Cat is invented by the one who invented us... So Now the big question is "Tricksy tricksy, if not completely stupid...? who invented us?"
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It was invented by Micheal Faraday.  It was perfected by Robert Bunsen and his assistant, Peter Desaga.\n\nSee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunsen_burner