Since the dawn of time Man has
been busy creating all kinds of radical new ideas from
the arrow head to the wheel. In the 20th Century he
just seems to have got busier creating more weird and
wonderful things than before!
Like most places on the site, the inventions are split
out by decade to fit them all in, so click on the era
that you're interested in, or just browse through them
all, by following the links just above what you're reading
right now.
Can't be bothered to move your mouse that far? OK, here
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Rubik's Cube (1974)
The Rubik's Cube is a mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the "Magic Cube" by its...
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Liquid Paper (1956)
Bette Nesmith Graham never set out to be an inventor, here vocation in life was to be an artist. However, shortly after the Second World War ended she found herself...
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Silly Putty (1943)
The history of silly putty is quite amusing. In 1943 James Wright, an engineer, was attempting to create a synthetic rubber. He was unable to achieve the properties...
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The Computer Mouse (1963)
Douglas Engelbart at the Stanford Research Institute invented the mouse in 1963 after extensive usability testing. He never received any royalties for it, as his patent...
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The Frisbee (1948)
In 1948, a Los Angeles building inspector named Walter Frederick Morrison and his partner Warren Franscioni invented a plastic version of the Frisbie that could fly...
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The Post-it Note (1974)
In 1968, Dr. Spencer Silver, a scientist at 3M in the United States, developed a "low-tack", reusable pressure sensitive adhesive. For five years, Silver promoted...
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