Editor’s Note: Devin White is our resident youth blogger.
On Tuesday, August 25, 2009, Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy of Massachusetts passed away ending a courageous lifetime of service to our great
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nation. As I watched a lot of coverage on CNN, Fox News, and other stations, all of them were recapping the Kennedy family legacy and all that has been accomplished by their family. There was John, a WWII hero and president, tragically assassinated, Robert “Bobby” a U.S. Attorney General and presidential candidate who also was tragically assassinated just before taking the Democratic nomination for president. The news also noted that Ted Kennedy had his personal flaws. But he also leaves a huge legacy of accomplishments.
Ted Kennedy’s passing marks a point in history, which today has inspired me to go through a brief history of innovation. Some of the following will be common knowledge and others might seem vague, but I’ll think you’ll enjoy this brief innovation history. I believe that every invention has its own mark on history and therefore every invention is a part of history.
This is the “Edison JR.” blog so one of these inventions was invented by a 15 year old. Take a crack and write a comment at what invention was made by a teenager.
- 1182- The Magnetic Compass was invented
- 1565- The Graphite Pencil was invented
- 1675- The pocket watch was first invented
- 1780- Bi-focal eyeglasses were invented
- 1794- The Cotton Gin was invented
- 1799- The Battery was invented
- 1810- The tin Can was invented
- 1827- Modern Matches were invented
- 1838- Morse Code was invented
- 1839- The bicycle was ridden (I wonder if it had training wheels???)
- 1853- Manned hang glider was invented
- 1873- Earmuffs were invented in the cold winter months in Maine
- 1881- The Metal Detector, and thank goodness we have it today
- 1886- Coca Cola was invented
- 1893- the zipper was invented
- 1903- crayons were invented
- 1905- E=mc2,
- 1918- the fortune cookie was invented
- 1928- Bubble Gum
- 1934- Some guy claims he created the board game Monopoly
- 1946- the Microwave oven was invented
- 1956- The hovercraft was invented
- 1967- Handheld Calculator entered its first digits
- 1974- Post-it notes believe it or not
- 1979- Cell Phones were invented
- 1985- Windows by Microsoft
- 1990- The dreaded internet was invented
- 2001- The Segway was invented
- 2001- The iPod
- 2005- Youtube
There’s the list, 30 inventions, which one was invented by a teenager?
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