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Shampoo (Date Approximate)
Shampoo comes from the eastern part of the Mughal Empire, specifically Bengal. It was made of alkali, natural oils, and fragrances. It was introduced in Britain in the early 19th century by a Bengali businessman named Sake Dean Mahomed. Image URL: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Hair_wash_with_shampoo.jpg/290px-Hair_wash_with_shampoo.jpg -
Mysorean Rockets (Date Approximate)
Developed in Mysore, India, these were the first iron-cased and metal-cylinder rockets. They were used against the British East India Company in the Anglo-Mysore Wars. The iron casing helped the rockets achieve greater distance. After the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, the British confiscated many rockets and used them to develop the Congreve rocket (pictured). Image URL: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Congreve_rocket_img_2950.jpg/300px-Congreve_rocket_img_2950.jpg -
Screw Drive Elevator (Date Approximate)
Invented in Russia by Ivan Kulibin and installed in the Winter Palace in 1793, this was the first elevator to operate on a screw drive system rather than hoists or winders. The screws enabled the translation of turning motion into linear motion. This was an essential development and led to the creation of modern passenger elevators. -
Arc Welding (Date Approximate)
This method of welding was proposed by Russian physicist Vasily Vladimirovich Petrov. In 1802 he had discovered the continuous electric arc. The following year he published details of his experiments and described possible uses, including arc welding. Despite this discovery, it wasn’t until 1881 that the first arc welding tools were produced. Image URL: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Lichtbogen_3000_Volt.jpg/120px-Lichtbogen_3000_Volt.jpg -
General Anesthesia
General anesthesia is a medically induced coma, resulting in loss of consciousness, motor reflexes, memory, and response to pain. Although there had been many attempts throughout the ages to produce this kind of effect, none had been successful up to this point. On October 13, 1804 Hanaoka Seishū of Japan became the first to perform surgery using general anesthesia. Image URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanaoka_Seish%C5%AB#/media/File:Image_from_%22Surgical_Casebook%22_by_Hanaoka_Seishu.jpg -
Centrifugal Fan (Date Approximate)
A centrifugal fan contains a rotating blade used to increase the pressure of the air/gas stream, and change its direction. It was invented by Russian military engineer Alexander Sablukov. It is the most prevalent kind of fan in the HVAC industry today. Image URL: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/CentrifugalFan.png/275px-CentrifugalFan.png -
Mahjong (Date Approximate)
Mahjong is a gambling game similar to the Western card game rummy. It was invented in China by a diplomatic official named Zhen Yumen. The game uses tiles instead of cards and has three suits. There are four players and they take turns drawing and discarding tiles until one has completed a legal hand. Image URL: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/MahjongSetup.JPG/240px-MahjongSetup.JPG -
Myriad Year Clock (Date Approximate)
Invented in Japan by Hisashige Tanaka, the Myriad year clock is a Wadokei clock. These are mechanical clocks that tell traditional Japanese time. The Myriad year clock is unique in that after being fully wound, it can work for a full year without another winding. It also has six faces that contain a western clock, a lunar phase indicator, the oriental zodiac, a Japanese temporal clock, the ancient Japanese 24-phase division indicator, and a day of the week indicator. -
Myeonje Baegab (Date Approximate)
Myeonje baegab was a soft bullet-proof vest invented by Kim Gi-du and Gang Yun in the late 1860s in Korea. It was made of up to 30 folds of cotton fabric and covered the upper torso. The need for bullet-proof armor became apparent during the French Campaign against Korea in 1866. Myeonje baegab was invented and the vests were subsequently used in battles against the United States in 1871. Image URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myeonje_baegab#/media/File:Armor_Made_of_Layers_of_Cotton_01.jpg -
Rickshaw (Date Approximate)
A rickshaw is a two- or three-wheeled cart used for transporting people. It was invented in Japan by Izumi Yosuke, Suzuki Tokujiro, and Takayama Kosuke. The original rickshaws were designed for one man to pull the cart containing one passenger. They eventually evolved into cycle rickshaws, electric rickshaws, and motorized rickshaws. Auto rickshaws are still in use today. Image URL:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/JapaneseRickshaw.jpg/250px-JapaneseRickshaw.jpg -
Dirigible Airship
The first practical dirigible airship was designed by Alberto Santos-Dumont, a Brazilian living in France. This airship was a small, semi-rigid dirigible with a detached keel. On October 19, 1901 he flew his airship around the Eiffel Tower, winning him the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize. This flight proved that routine, controlled flight was possible. Image URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Santos-Dumont#/media/File:Sd_num6_rounding_tower.jpg
