Inventopedia - Stories of Inventors and Their Inventions

Inventopedia - Stories of Inventors and Their Inventions

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  • Paper by Cai Lun
    In earlier times, written communication began with writing on walls, rocks and similar things, Then a need to write on something convenient for easier communication lead to invention of paper.  Papyrus and Parchment surface was used earlier for writing and then paper was invented in China by a court official by the name of Cai Lun.  Later this technique was spread in various West Asian Countries, which took them to Europe through sea route. First paper of the world mill was made in Spain. And the rest is history!!!  Listen in to know more. www.chimesradio.com  
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  • Pen by John Mitchell
    Pen is Tongue of the Mind. When Papyrus was invented, pen was required to be made in around 3000 BC.  Initially the pen were made of bamboo and fluids were filled in them to write. There were also feather pen, where feathers of birds were dipped in ink and then were used to write.  The inspiration for present form of pen came into being in 1822, that was made by John Mitchell with the help of machine.  A lot of improvements happened and Pen came to its present form. Listen in to know more www.chimesradio.com  
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  • Compass by Sir William Thompson
    We have a device called Compass which tells us about the directions N S E W. First Compass was invented 2000 years ago in Han Dynasty in China, where it was used for telling the future, and not for navigational purpose. Song dynasty in China used it for navigational purpose.  After going through many changes, finally Sir William Thompson got the patent for Modern Compass in 1876. It was a basic compass, which was an answer to all the navigational problems. Listen in to know more about how compass got its popular form. www.chimesradio.com  
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  • Light Bulb by Thomas Alva Edison

    Light Bulb is commonly credited as the invention of Thomas Edison. But the work on the light bulb was started 35 years before him though the product design of Thoman Edison was what was practically useful. In 1802 Humphry Davy, was the first to detect light in carbon by using electricity which came to be known as Electic Arc Lamp. This was followed by several other variations but none of them were suitable for commercial usage. Till platinum filament was introduced in the bulb by British scientist Warren de la Rue.

    Then in 1850, this concept was further improvised by  Joseph Wilson Swan by enclosing carbonized paper filaments in an evacuated glass bulb. But this design had a very short life span. In July 1874, Henry Woodward and his team got a patent for a new design but since they failed to commercialize their invention, it was sold to Thomas Edison. Finally, in 1878, Edison started his research on Light Bulbs using that patent as base and was able to successfully file a new design patent for light bulb on 4 Nov 1879, and began the era of light bulb's commercialization.

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  • Bicycle

    Bicycle was invented in 1817 by Karl Von Drais and it was meant to be pushed with your own feet as it had no pedals. The next iteration of the cycle had pedals added to it but it had no brakes. Then we saw Penny-Farthing cycles which started to become quite popular between 1870s to 1880s. Finally, in 1885 and Englishman introduced the first safety cycle which took bicycle's interest all over the world to another level altogether. 1894, Betty Bloomer's cycles, was the first woman-first designed bicycle followed by in 1920 when the first kids focussed bicycle was introduced which ended up evolving into geared bicycles and mountain bikes too.

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  • Drawing
    Drawing is a core part of Art and in this episode, we learn more about the history of drawing. Started as a form of communication, this has now become a form of art. Map drawings were the most common use in the early days before they matured as a form and we introduced lines, circles, etc. into the mix. Before 1400s, these were done on stones and wood but with the launch of paper in the early 15th century, drawings moved on to paper till the time the invention of camera and/or photography changed it forever. www.chimesradio.com  
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  • Video Games by William Higginbothom
    Video Games have become quite popular during the Pandemic. Inability to send the children outside for playing physically, parents are bound to keep them home, and to keep them engages, video games play an effective roles. There are many gaming options at present times for children to use, but the very first attempt made in creating one was back in 1950s. These video games were confined till science labs as experimental games only. The very first video game that many people could play was made by William Higginbotham, called Tennis for two. Later Video games went through many developments and became available to be played by people in the comfort of their home. Listen in to know more about how they evolved and came to their present form.   www.chimesradio.com  
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  • Social Media

    Humans are also called Social Animals, we all love to socialize, meeting, influencing people. Basis of this is Communication. Modes of Communication evolved with time and according to how people Starting from Letters, going through Telegraphs came Telephone, which was a real time mode. Then Computers came, and then came Internet. This mode was a breakthrough because sent messages in the blink of an eye. From e-mails, to real time chatting and various Social Networking sites, the world has now changed for better. Listen in to know more.

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  • Belt

    In the last episode we learnt how Tie got its present form, in this episode, we will hear about how Belt did. Belt is much more than something that tighten the Pants and keeps it from loosening. An essential part of our school uniform, office attire, formal or casual wear. Starting in the Rose Era, belts were used to either hold the pants or as a means to hang weapons and pouches. Later it became a style statement. Listen in to know the evolution of this fashionable accessory.

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  • Tie by Jesse Langsdorf
    Tie is a very formal attire. Many of us learn wearing it in right in school. Tie came into notice during 17th Century, worn by Croatian Soldiers, and known as La Cravate. Around 1800, King Edward VII gave it the name "Tie", There were 32 different types of knots for this formal attire back in 1857. Jesse Langsdorf a Newyorker patented the tie. But even after that the tie evolved, and by 1985 there were 85 ways in which tie was knotted. Listen in to know more about this smart piece of formal attire. www.chimesradio.com  
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We live in a complex world where we are surrounded by things and gadgets that make our life, well, let’s say easy. But in this busy schedule, when we take most of things for granted, we hardly pause…

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