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Inventions
Notable inventions from around the world, in alphabetical order. Open one to read what it is, who made it, and where.
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InventionBall screwLow friction linear actuator
InventionBallast tamperType of railroad maintenance vehicle
InventionBallpoint penWriting implement
InventionBanana ketchupSauce made from bananas
InventionBaoziFilled bun
InventionBar chartType of chart
InventionBarbed wireType of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strand(s)
InventionBarbieFashion doll brand and media franchise
InventionBaritone saxophoneMember of the saxophone family, smaller than the bass, contrabass and subcontrabass saxophones
InventionBarium oxideCompound with barium and oxygen
InventionBarometerScientific instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
InventionBartitsuMartial arts style- InventionBasketballTeam sport played on a court with baskets on either end
InventionBass saxophoneLarge low-pitched wind instrument
InventionBattenberg cakeSponge cake
InventionBauruBrazilian sandwich
InventionBean machineDevice invented to demonstrate the central limit theorem
InventionBee HummingbirdSpecies of bird
InventionBee smokerDevice which produces smoke; used in beekeeping
InventionBelgian pralineChocolate shell with a softer, sometimes liquid, filling
InventionBellamy salutePalm-out salute originally intended to accompany the American Pledge of Allegiance (1892 - 1942)
InventionBenzeneHydrocarbon compound consisting of a 6-sided ring
InventionBernal sphereLong-term space habitat, proposed in 1929 by J. D. Bernal, consisting of a large hollow spherical shell filled with air
InventionBessemer processSteel production method
InventionBetatronCyclic particle accelerator consisting of a transformer whose secondary coil is a vacuum tube- InventionBIC CristalDisposable ballpoint pen
- InventionBIC CristalDisposable ballpoint pen
InventionBicyclePedal-driven two-wheel vehicle
InventionBicycle bellAccessory on bikes used for warning others
InventionBifocal lensEyeglass lens with two distinct optical powers
InventionBikiniTwo-piece women's swimwear
InventionBIOSCommon firmware system used to initialize hardware when a computer boots
InventionBir el Qutt inscriptionsGeorgian language Byzantine mosaic
InventionBird's OpeningChess opening- InventionBishop's RingOptical phenomenon
InventionBlรฅhajStuffed toy shark sold at IKEA
InventionBleu d'AuvergneFrench AOP blue cheese, made from cow's milk, named for its place of origin in the Auvergne region of south-central France
InventionBlink comparatorAstronomical instrument used to measure movements or variations in the brightness of celestial objects- InventionBlockchainDistributed data store for digital transactions
InventionBlokus2000 board game
InventionBlood bankCache or bank of blood components, stored for later use, e.g. in blood transfusion or they reserve blood for later and emergency use e.g. delivery of baby- InventionBloom filterHashing-based data structure for maintaining a set of items in limited memory, allowing false positives but no false negatives
InventionBlu-ray DiscDigital optical disc data storage format- InventionBlue BananaConcentration of dense populations from North West England to Milan
InventionBluegrass musicForm of American roots music
InventionBluetoothShort-distance wireless communication protocol
InventionBNC connectorMiniature quick connect/disconnect radio frequency connector used for coaxial cable
InventionBok globuleIsolated, small, and opaque nebula
InventionBolometerDevice for measuring the power of incident electromagnetic radiation via the heating of a material with a temperature-dependent electrical resistance
InventionBombeCodebreaking device created at Bletchley Park (United Kingdom)
InventionBordeaux mixtureCopper-based fungicide
InventionBorosilicate glassType of glass with silica and boron trioxide as the main glass-forming constituents
InventionBrain in a vatThought experiment
InventionBrainfuckEsoteric, minimalist programming language
InventionBrake padComponent of disc brakes
InventionBrodie helmetSteel combat helmet
InventionBromus bromoideusSpecies of plant
InventionBrutalist architecture20th century style of architecture
InventionBubble chamberVessel filled with a superheated transparent liquid
InventionBubblegumType of chewing gum