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In the early decades of its history, the United States was relatively isolated from Europe and also rather poor. At this stage, America's scientific infrastructure was still quite primitive compared to the long-established societies, institutes, and universities in Europe. Eight of America's founding fathers were scientists of some repute.
Cowan, Ruth Schwartz (1997), A Social History of American Technology, New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-504605-6; Martello, Robert (2010), Midnight Ride, Industrial Dawn: Paul Revere and the Growth of American Enterprise, Balitimore: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology, ISBN 9781421401003
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
Robert H. Goddard (1882–1945), the American physicist and inventor who built and launched the world's first liquid-propellant rocket on March 16, 1926. [1] Goddard held 214 patents for his inventions and pioneering innovations in liquid-propelled, guided, and multi-stage rockets.
Timeline of pre–United States history; Timeline of the history of the United States (1760–1789) Timeline of the history of the United States (1790–1819) Timeline of the history of the United States (1820–1859) Timeline of the history of the United States (1860–1899) Timeline of the history of the United States (1900–1929)
The timeline of historic inventions is a chronological list of particularly significant technological inventions and their inventors, where known. [ a ] History of technology
While the "marriage" didn't last, it was biggest corporate merger in history at the time. 2006: America Online drops its old name to officially become AOL and no longer charges for email services ...
According to First Facts, it states that the "gas mask resembling the modern type was patented by Lewis Phectic Haslett of Louisville, Kentucky who received a patent on June 12, 1849". [101] U.S. patent #6,529 issued to Haslett, described the first "Inhaler or Lung Protector" that filtered dust from the air. [25] [102] 1847 Doughnut (ring-shaped)