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Inventions
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Christiaan Huygens invents Pendulum Clock
This Pendulum Clock was used to help keep time.It had an error as much as 1 minute a day witch was a great achievment at the time. As Clocks improved they reduced error to 10 seconds a day. -
Joseph Priestley Invents Carbonated Water- Soda Water
He was the first to invent this drinkable water. It opened up new opprotunites to people in that time. He did not exploit the Business potential of any soda water products. -
Barthelemy Thimonnier Invents Sewing Machine
Sewing machine improved production by going faster than doing it by hand. He wanted to make a sewing machine that would help low paid tailors. -
Willis Carrier Invents air conditioning
It was designed to control humidity in printing plant where he worked. This system sent air through a water cooled coil. It brought comfort to everyone. -
Dean Kamen Invented Human Transporter
It was the first self-balancing, electric-powered transportation machine.This was a break though in technology in the 2000s. The speed and direction were controled by the rider which had no breaks.
