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Monday, August 6, 2018

Inventors' Museum in American - who invented the escalator?

Problem
Where can I go that's cheerful, upbeat and instructional?

Answer
National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum, Alexandria, Virginia, USA. I love reading about inventions.  And it's free!


Learn all about the invention of the crash test dummy, lead free solder, bakelite, Bell and the telephone, Berliner (Gramophone and microphone); the safety belt, genetic engineering, Cellophane, dental implants, artificial skin, the air conditioner, hip replacement surgery, the dishwasher, the neon light, oral contraceptives, Velcro, Band-Aid.

Then there's Dolby noise reduction, Eastman and photography, Douglas Engelbart - who? the man who invented the computer mouse! What about the inventor of the Outboard motor, barbed wire, the photocopier, the cable car, the ice cream freezer,  the sewing machine, the safety pin, and Robert Adler, the TV remote control!

I must mention the oral contraceptive, and cataract surgery. Guess who invented the Mason jar, John Landis Mason, 1832-1902. What did Bryan Molloy invent? Prozac. And Michel Mirowski, the defibrilator. Charles Seeber, who, I've never heard of him, why should I care about him - he invented the escalator!

A few you will know, Tiffany, stained glass; Kellogg, breakfast cereal and Ford, motor cars.

Look at the websites and you will also see there's a Camp Invention for children and even creativity for pre-schoolers.

National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum
US Patent and Trademark Office
Dulany Street
Alexandria
Virginia




USA
Interactive kiosk for inventor information - 1, National Inventors Hall of Fame - USPTO building in Alexandria, Virginia.jpg

Useful Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Inventors_Hall_of_Fame
www.invent.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Inventors_Hall_of_Fame_inductees

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