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• Archimedes' screw – Archimedes
• Armstrong breech-loading gun – William George Armstrong
• Bakelite – Leo Baekeland
• Barbie doll – after Barbara, daughter of Ruth Handler, creator of Barbie
• Bessemer converter – Henry Bessemer
• Biro, ( ballpoint pen) – Laszlo Biro
• Bowie knifeA Bowie knife is commonly used in modern times to refer to any large sheath knife. The term also applies to a specific style of knife designed by Colonel James "Jim" Bowie and originally created by James Black. weapon and as a tool for camping, fishing an – Jim BowieJames Bowie ( 1796 March 6, 1836), better known as Jim Bowie was a pioneer and soldier who took a prominent part in the Texas Revolution and was killed at the Alamo. He was born in Kentucky, and spent most of his life in Louisiana before moving to Texas a
• BrailleThere is also an asteroid 9969 Braille Braille is a tactile writing system used by blind people. It was invented by Louis Braille of France who was blinded in a childhood accident. At the age of 15 he modified a military system for reading orders at night – Louis BrailleLouis Braille ( January 4, 1809 January 6, 1852) was the inventor of the Braille writing system for the blind. Braille was born in Coupvray near Paris, France. His father, Simon-Rene Braille, was a harness/saddle maker, and at the age of three Louis injur
• Browning firearms, including the Browning Automatic RifleThe Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) was designed in 1917 by the weapons designer John Browning as a replacement for the French-made Chauchat Light Machine Gun, which was plagued by design flaws that made the weapon ineffective. The M1918A2 model is picture – John BrowningJohn Moses Browning ( January 21, 1855 November 26, 1926), born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of weapons which were used in the US Military for decades in the 20th century. He is credited with 128 gun paten
• Bunsen burnerA Bunsen burner is a device used in chemistry for heating. It is named after Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, whose laboratory assistant Peter Desdega perfected an earlier design by Michael Faraday. The device safely burns a continuous stream of gas without the ris – Robert BunsenRobert Wilhelm Bunsen ( 31st March, 1811 16th August, 1899) was a German chemist. He perfected the burner that was named after him, invented by British chemist/physicist Michael Faraday, and worked on emission spectroscopy of heated elements. Bunsen was t
• Colt revolver – Samuel Colt
• Daguerreotype – Jacques Daguerre
• Davy lamp – Humphry Davy
• Diesel engine – Rudolf Diesel
• Dolby Stereo, Dolby Surround and Dolby Pro Logic – Ray Dolby
• Doppler radar – Christian Doppler (see also: Doppler effect)
• Ferris wheel – George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.
• Franklin stove – Benjamin Franklin
• Galil assault rifle – Israel Galili
• Gatling gun – Richard J. Gatling
• Geiger counter – Hans Geiger
• Geiger-Mueller tube – Hans Geiger and W. Mueller
• M1 Garand rifle – John Garand
• Goretex – Wilbert Gore
• Guillotine – Joseph-Ignace Guillotin did not invent the guillotine, but proposed the use of the mechanical device to carry out death penalties in France.
• Halligan bar – Hugh Halligan
• Hammond Organ – Laurens Hammond
• Jacquard loom – Joseph Marie Jacquard
• Josephson junction – Brian David Josephson
• The Avtomat Kalashnikova series of weapons, including the AK-47 – Mikhail Kalashnikov
• Mae West inflatable life jacket – Mae West
• Mason jar – John Mason
• Maxim gun – Hiram Maxim
• Moho, ( Mohorovicic's dicontinuity ) – Andrija Mohorovicic
• Molotov cocktail – invented by the Finnish army, and named after Vyacheslav Molotov, the Soviet Minister of War
• Moog Synthesizer - – Robert Moog
• Morse code – Samuel Morse
• Pavlova – Anna Pavlova
• Pasteurization – Louis Pasteur
• Penkalo ( ballpoint pen) – Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
• Raman spectroscopy – C. V. Raman
• Richter magnitude scale – Charles Richter
• Sandwich – Earl of Sandwich
• Saxophone – Adolphe Sax, Belgian music instrument designer
• Shrapnel shell – Henry Shrapnel
• Sousaphone – John Philip Sousa
• Stark spectroscopy – Johannes Stark
• Stirling engine – Rev. Robert Stirling
• Thompson submachine gun – John T. Thompson
• Tesla coil – Nikola Tesla
• Theremin – Leon Theremin
• Uzi submachine gun – Uziel Gal
• Wellington boot – Duke of Wellington
• Westinghouse air brake – George Westinghouse
• Winchester repeating rifle – named after chief investor Oliver F. Winchester
• Zeppelin – Ferdinand von Zeppelin