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Hershey Bar
The Hershey bar was created by Milton S. Hershey. Through trial and error, Milton was able to mix the right amount of milk, cocoa, and sugar to create the milk chocolate candy. -
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Timeline of Invetions
This is a timeline of inventions created in the early 1900's! -
Assembly Line
In order to keep up with the increasing demans, Ransom E. Olds created the Assembly line. Most people think Henry Ford created the timeline, however, what he did was improved upon it by installing conveyor belts. -
Teddy Bear
Morris Michtom invented the Teddy Bear. He was inspired by a cartoon photograph of Teddy Roosevelt during a hunting excursion. Michtom made the bear as a window display and to his surprise, he was beseiged by customers eager to buy the stuffed animal. -
Crayons
Joseph W. Binney, founder of the Peeskill company, was in charge of manufacturing white tires for cars. They decided to make the tires black and used carbon black to do this. From this black carbon mixture, they went on to make other colors, the first box sold had a total of 8 crayons which were; black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow, and green; and they were sold for a nickel. -
Airplane
Orville and Wilbur Wright, inventors and aviation pioneers achieved controlled flight og an airplane on the morning of December 17th, 1903. -
Ice Cream Cones
The first true edible conical shaped cone for serving ice cream was created at the St. Louis Worlds Fair by Ernest Hamwi in 1904. His waffle booth was next to an ice cream vendor who ran short of dishes. Hamwi rolled a waffle to contain ice cream and the cone was born. -
Cellophane Paper
Jacques Brandenberger, a swiss chemist, invented this paper accidentally as he was trying to invent a stain proof table cloth. The name came from combining "cello," from cellulose, with "Phane," from the French word diaphane, which means transparent. -
Life Savers
Clarence Crane, a chocolate maker, found that it was hard to sell chocolates in the summer. He decided that in order to increase sales, he was going to have to invent something different. From this he created, "Crane’s Peppermint Life Savers" which he was able to sell in 1913 for a total of $2,900. -
Zipper
Invented by Gideon Soundback, redisigned a fastener into a more streamlined and reliable form, was the fastener a success. -
Erector Set
A.C. Gilbert inspired by watching workmen position and rivet the steel beams of an electrical power-line towerdecided to create a children's construction kit. It was not just a a toy, but an assemblage of metal beams with evenly spaced holes for bolts to pass through, screws, bolts, pulleys, gears and eventually even engines. The Erector set quickly became on of the most popular toys of all time. -
Lincoln Logs
John Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloys Wright, invented Lincoln Logs during the time when the Erector Set was popular. He was inspired by the growing popularity of construction sights in the cities and playrooms. -
Toaster
Charles Strite invented the Toaster after repeatedly serving burnt toast to customers. He added a spring and a timer to create the pop-up toaster. -
Band-Aid
Earl Dickson, who worked for Johnson & Johnson, had a very clumsy wife who was always getting hurt. Earl sat down one day and started cutting up tape and guaze, Johnson & Johnson heard about this, they began creating them and evetually the Band-Aid was adopted. -
Hair Dryer
Did you know, the hairdryer used to me a vacuum cleaner? The very first hair dryers were too big to move about and frequently overheated. Since then, there have been many patents and tweaks to the hair dryer to make it more appealing to buyers. -
Wonder Bread
In 1921, the Taggert Baking Company of Indianapolis was planning to launch its 1.5 pound loaf of bread. Elmer Cline was in charge of comig up with a name and he came up with "Wonder" from attending an international balloon race. He was in awe at all of the balloons in the air and, to Elmer, it signified "wonder" hence the name "Wonder Bread". -
Traffic Light
William L. Potts, a police officer of Detroit Michigan, invented a way to help the problems caused by the increasing number of automobiles on the streets. Potts used red, amber, and green railroad lights and about thirty-seven dollars worth of wire and electrical controls to make the world’s first 4-way three color traffic light. Within a year, Detroit had installed a total of fifteen of the new automatic lights. -
Pez Candy
Eduard Haas III invented PEZ. The company created the dispenser to look like a cigarette lighter, then put heads on them and marketed them to children. -
Bubble Gum
Walter Diemer was working as an accountant for Fleer Chewing company. On his spare time he played around with new gum recipies. His latest batch was less sticky than regular chewing gum and it stretched more easily. The recipie was so successful it sold a million and a half dollars worth of gum in the first year. -
Toll House Cookies
Ruth Wakefield owned a house in which she converted into an inn for travelers. She would cook meals for them and allow them to rest. One day, Ruth was making cookies and she added Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate to them and from there they took off! Ruth approached Nestle, and together they reached an sgreement that allowed them to print the recipie. Part of the agreement was that Nestle was to supply Ruth with all of the chocolate she needed for LIFE! -
The Trampoline
Invented by George Nissen, and his idea came from watching trapeze artist at the circus. He discovered that the trampoline could help gymnasts perform more complex moves. -
Monopoly
Monopoly was first marketed on a broad scale by Parker Brothers on November 5, 1935 and was created by Charles B. Darrow. -
The Shopping Cart
Sylvan Goldman thought of a way to allow shoppers to be able to morve more groceries. he started with a wooden folding chair, to it he addded a baskey and wheels. He called them, "Folding Basket Carriers". -
Blood Bank
Charles Drew researched blood plasma and transfusions in New York City, he found that blood could be preserved and reconstituted at a later date. Charles Drew's system for the storing of blood plasma (blood bank) revolutionized the medical profession. Dr. Drew also established the American Red Cross blood bank, of which he was the first director, and he organized the world's first blood bank drive, nicknamed "Blood for Britain".
