Connecticut Inventors and Innovators
eBook - ePub

Connecticut Inventors and Innovators

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Connecticut Inventors and Innovators

About this book

Throughout its history, Connecticut frequently led all states in the average number of U. S. patents awarded per person.

The list of products invented there is stunning--from the lollipop, cupcake and Frisbee, to the dirigible, helicopter and submarine. The workplace improved with tape measures, portable typewriters, postage meters and elevators. American consumers benefited from sewing machines, diapers, ironing boards, vacuum cleaners, can openers, lawn mowers, and flat-bottomed paper bags. Pioneering surgeon William Beaumont and Nobel Prize winner Dr. Barbara McClintock both hail from the Nutmeg State.

Join local author Peter Hubbard as he reveals Connecticut's role in the invention of the Hubble Space Telescope, vaccines, the Internet, and much more.

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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781439676660
Topic
History
Subtopic
Entrepreneurship
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Introduction
  6. 1. Consumer Inventions: Clocks, Ironing Boards, Vacuum Cleaners and Lawnmowers
  7. 2. Food: Cupcakes, Lollipops, Cookies, Pizza, Lobster Rolls and Tea
  8. 3. Health and Medicine: Artificial Heart, Lyme Disease, Melatonin and the “Father of Modern Vaccines”
  9. 4. Transportation: Steamboats, Electric Cars, Submarines and Helicopters
  10. 5. Business: Paper Clips, Typewriters, Elevators and Paper Bags
  11. 6. Industry: Cotton Gin, Windmills, Steelmaking and Automation Systems
  12. 7. Science and Technology: The Hubble Space Telescope, Minicomputers, Lifesaving Drones and TCP/IP
  13. 8. Sports and Leisure: Frisbees, Scrabble, Video Games and American Football
  14. 9. Law and Government: Branding Law, Speed Limit Laws, American Law School and Free Town Library
  15. 10. Military: Repeating Rifles, Colt Revolvers and the First Military Submarine
  16. 11. Innovations: American Dictionary, the Consumer Movement and Disaster Relief
  17. Bibliography
  18. About the Author