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  2. Category:Products introduced in 1944 - Wikipedia

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    Computer-related introductions in 1944 (2 P) V. Vehicles introduced in 1944 (5 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Products introduced in 1944"

  3. 1944 in science - Wikipedia

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    On June 20 one has become the first man-made object to cross the Kármán line and reach the edge of space. [12] December 9 – First flight of the Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger, the second jet engined fighter aircraft to be introduced by the Luftwaffe in World War II. First operational use of a snorkel on a submarine.

  4. Thomas Midgley Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Midgley Jr. (May 18, 1889 – November 2, 1944) was an American mechanical and chemical engineer.He played a major role in developing leaded gasoline (tetraethyl lead) and some of the first chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), better known in the United States by the brand name Freon; both products were later banned from common use due to their harmful impact on human health and the environment.

  5. Philip M. Sharples - Wikipedia

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    Philip M. Sharples (August 10, 1857 – April 13, 1944) was an American inventor and industrialist whose Sharples Tubular Centrifugal Separator was the first cream separator invented in the United States. He ran the largest industrial enterprise in the history of West Chester, Pennsylvania.

  6. Timeline of United States inventions - Wikipedia

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    The following articles cover the timeline of United States inventions: Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890), before the turn of the century; Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945), before World War II; Timeline of United States inventions (1946–1991), during the Cold War

  7. Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) - Wikipedia

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    A parking meter is a device used to collect money in exchange for the right to park a vehicle in a particular place for a limited amount of time. The parking meter was invented by Carl C. Magee of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1935. Magee also holds the patent for a "coin controlled parking meter", filed on May 13, 1935, and issued on May 24, 1938.

  8. Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia

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    2004: First podcast, invented by Adam Curry and Dave Winer, is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet and it usually features one or more recurring hosts engaged in a discussion about a particular topic or current event. [544] [545] [546] 2005: YouTube, the first popular video-streaming site, was founded

  9. Blippi - Wikipedia

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    The show was created and the character originally played by Stevin John, [3] who posted the first episode of the show on YouTube on February 18, 2014, which featured tractors. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Aiming to keep Blippi going, John joined the multi-channel network Moonbug Entertainment in 2020, [ 7 ] which became a subsidiary of Candle Media on ...