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Inventions in the 1920's Facts for kids: List of
Famous Inventions
The list of inventions that shaped America in the
1920s are detailed on the following list:
List of
Famous
Inventions that
shaped America in the 1920s for kids Electric
Iron ● Washing
Machine ● Radio ● Vacuum
Cleaner ● Model T
Automobile ● Electric
Toaster ● Electric
Blanket ● The
Assembly Line ●
Refrigerator ● Electric
Dishwasher ● Band-Aid ● Drive-in
restaurant ●
Sunglasses ●
Audiometer ● Traffic
Signal ● Automatic
Wrist Watch ● Bulldozer ● Instant
Camera ●
Loudspeakers ●
Television ● Bread
Slicer ● Jukebox ● Garbage
Disposal ● Electric
razor ● Frozen
food
List of
Famous
Inventions shaped
America in the 1920s for kids
Facts
about Inventions in the 1920's
for kids: Timeline of
Inventions that shaped
America in the 1920s
The following fact
sheet contains interesting facts and information about Inventions in
the 1920's. The following list contains details of the inventors and
the Inventions that shaped America in the 1920s.
Timeline of Inventions in the 1920's Inventions that
shaped America in the 1920s...
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 1: 1905
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Electric Iron:
Timeline: The first lightweight electric iron was
invented by American businessman Earl Richardson
in 1905. His design made the iron with more heat in the
point - he called his new company Hotpoint which he
founded founded in 1911.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 2: 1907
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Washing Machine:
Timeline: The first electric washing machine sold
commercially in the United States was the Thor washing
machine, produced by Hurley Electric Laundry Equipment
Company in 1907. The Thor washing machine was designed
by Hurley engineer Alva J. Fisher, a patent for
the new electric washing machine was issued on August 9,
1910. The Thor electric washing machine was mass
marketed throughout America in 1908. US electric washing
machine sales reached 913,000 units in 1928
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 3: 1907
- Radio
Amplifier:
Timeline: The Radio amplifier was invented by
Lee DeForest
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 4: 1907
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Vacuum Cleaner:
Timeline: Janitor James Spangler invented his
"electric suction-sweeper," the first practical domestic
vacuum cleaner in 1907 and sold the rights the following
year to a relative, William Hoover.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 5: 1908
- Model
T Automobile:
Timeline: The Model T automobile was created by Henry
Ford - refer to
Henry Ford and the
Model T
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 1: 1909
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Electric Toaster:
Timeline: An employee of General Electric, Frank Shailor,
invented the first commercially successful electric
toaster in 1909
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 6: 1912
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Electric Blanket:
Timeline: The first practical electric blanket was
invented in 1912 by American physician Sidney I.
Russell.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 7: 1913
- The
Assembly Line:
Timeline: The
Assembly Line
as first fully adopted by Henry Ford in 1913 when he
installed the first moving assembly line
to produce the famous
Ford Model T
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 8: 1913
- The
Radio:
Timeline: Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi
succeeded in the first radio broadcast in 1900. The US
Radio Industry began in 1913 when American engineer,
Edwin Armstrong, invented a special circuit that
made long-range radio transmission of voice and music
practical.
1920's Radio and Advertising
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 9: 1913
-
Refrigerator:
Timeline: The first refrigerator for home use were
invented by American inventor Fred W. Wolf in
1913. In 1923 Frigidaire introduced the first
self-contained unit expanding the market and introducing
Americans to domestic refrigerators and freezers for
food storage.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 10: 1913
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Electric Dishwasher:
Timeline: The first electric dishwasher was invented by
the Walker brothers in 1913. The first small
dishwasher suitable for domestic use was invented by
inventor William Howard Livens in 1924.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 11: 1917
-
Guided Missile:
Timeline: American inventor Elmer Sperry built
the first aerial torpedo in 1917, which became the first
successful guided missile. Refer to
Early US Aviation
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 12: 1920
- First
US Radio Station:
Timeline: America's first Radio Station was KDKA who were issued with
the first ever license on Oct. 27, 1920 -
refer to
1920's Radio and Advertising
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 13: 1921
-
Band-Aid:
Timeline: The convenient dressing with adhesive tape was
invented by Earle Dickson in 1921.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 14: 1921
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Drive-in restaurant:
Timeline: The first drive-in restaurant was Kirby's Pig
Stand, which opened in Dallas, Texas, in 1921
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 15: 1921
- Lie
Detector:
Timeline: The lie detector, the modern polygraph system
that sensed reactions that helped to determine whether
or not a person was lying, was invented by John A.
Larson in 1921
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 16: 1922
- The
Convertible:
Timeline: American Ben P. Ellerbeck created the
first practical retractable hardtop (convertible)
prototype in 1922.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 17: 1922
-
Audiometer:
Timeline: Dr. Harvey Fletcher of Brigham Young
University invented the first audiometer for evaluating
hearing loss in 1922.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 18: 1923
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Traffic Signal:
Timeline: After seeing two vehicles crash into each
other Garret Morgan invented the traffic signal
in 1923.
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Inventions in the 1920's for kids
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for kids.
Timeline of Inventions in the 1920's Inventions that
shaped America in the 1920s...
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 19:
1923 -
Automatic Watch:
Timeline: The first self winding wrist watch, with a
self-winding mechanism, was invented by John
Harwood in 1923.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 20:
1923 -
Bulldozer:
Timeline: Americans James Cummings and J. Earl
McLeod co-invented and built the first bulldozer in
1923
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 21:
1923 -
Instant Camera:
Timeline: The earliest instant camera, with
self-developing film, was invented by Samuel
Shlafrock in 1923.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 22:
1924 -
Loudspeaker System:
Timeline: Chester Rice and Edward Kellogg, invented
the modern loudspeaker system in 1924
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 23:
1924 -
Earth inductor compass:
Timeline: The Earth inductor compass, that provided
pilots with a more stable and reliable reference
instrument, was designed by Morris Titterington
in 1924.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 24:
1924 -
Moviola:
Timeline: The Moviola enabled a movie editor to view
film while editing was invented in the US by
Dutch-American Iwan Serrurier in 1924. Refer
to
Hollywood in the
1920s
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 25:
1924 -
Radio Altimeter:
Timeline: American engineer Lloyd Espenschied
invented the radio altimeter, that measured the
altitude above the terrain presently beneath an
aircraft, in 1924.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 26:
1925 -
Television:
Timeline: Television was invented in 1925 by John
Logie Baird. The first experimental Television
broadcast in the US. was in 1928.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 27:
1926 -
Garage door opener:
Timeline: In 1926, the electric garage door opener
was invented by C.G. Johnson.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 28:
1926 -
Liquid Rocket:
Timeline: American engineer and physicist Robert
Goddard invented the first liquid fueled rocket
in 1926 that resulted in an important milestone
toward spaceflight.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 29:
1927 -
Bread Slicer:
Timeline: The first automatic commercial bread
slicing machine was invented by American inventor
and engineer Otto Frederick Rohwedder in
1927.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 30:
1927 - Jukebox:
Timeline: The first selective jukebox was introduced
in 1927 by the Automated Musical Instrument Company
(AMI).
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 31:
1927 -
Electrical Television System:
Timeline: The electrical television system with the
dissector tube was invented by Philo Fransworth
in 1927.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 32:
1927 -
Garbage Disposal:
Timeline: The electrical garbage disposal unit that
shredded food waste into small pieces to be disposed
by the plumbing system, was invented in 1927 by
John W. Hammes.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 33:
1927 -
Pressure washer:
Timeline: American Frank Ofeldt invented the
steam pressure washer to clean buildings,
automobiles and concrete surfaces in 1927.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 34:
1928 -
Electric razor:
Timeline: The electric razor was invented by
Jacob Schick in 1928. This convenient form of
shaving did not require the use of water or
shaving cream.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 35:
1929 -
Sunglasses:
Timeline: Sunglasses were invented by Sam Foster
in 1929.
Inventions
in the 1920's Fact 36:
1929 -
Frozen food:
Timeline: American inventor and entrepreneur
Clarence Birdseye offered quick-frozen foods to
the American public in 1929
Timeline of Inventions in the 1920's Inventions that
shaped America in the 1920s...
Inventions in the 1920's Facts for kids: List of
Famous Inventors of the early 1900's
Many of the names of
Famous inventors of the 1920's era are detailed on the following list.
List of
Famous
Inventors of the early 1900's for kids Earl
Richardson ● Alva J.
Fisher ● Lee
DeForest ● James
Spangler ● Sidney I.
Russell ● Henry
Ford ● Edwin
Armstrong ● Guglielmo
Marconi ● Fred W.
Wolf ● William
Howard Livens ● Elmer
Sperry ● Earle
Dickson ● John A.
Larson ● Ben P.
Ellerbeck ● Dr.
Harvey Fletcher ● Garret
Morgan ● John
Harwood ● Samuel
Shlafrock ● Morris
Titterington ● Iwan
Serrurier ● Lloyd
Espenschied ● John
Logie Baird ● C.G.
Johnson ● Robert
Goddard ● Otto
Frederick Rohwedder ● Philo
Fransworth ● Frank
Ofeldt ● Jacob
Schick ● Sam
Foster ● Clarence
Birdseye
List of
Famous
Inventors of the early 1900's for kids
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