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Pages in category "Products introduced in 1944" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Captain Morgan;
The Slinky was invented in 1943 by American engineer Richard T. James while working in his home laboratory to invent a set of springs that could be used to support sensitive instruments on board ships and stabilize them even in rough seas. When he once accidentally knocked one of his springs off a shelf, James saw that, rather than flopping in ...
June 6 – Phillip Allen Sharp, American geneticist and molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. June 22 – Gérard Mourou, French electrical engineer, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics. July 13 – Ernő Rubik, Hungarian inventor and architect. August 24 – Gregory Jarvis (died 1986), American astronaut.
From the first Apple computer to the COVID-19 vaccine, here are the most revolutionary inventions that were born in the U.S.A. in the past half-century.
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
1941: Polyester is invented by John Rex Whinfield and James Dickson. [479] 1942: The V-2 rocket, the world's first long range ballistic missile, developed by engineer Wernher von Braun. 1944: The non-infectious viral vaccine is perfected by Dr. Jonas Salk and Thomas Francis. [480]
World War II: American and Filipino troops (with Filipino guerrillas) begin the Battle of Leyte in the Philippines. American forces land on Red Beach in Palo, Leyte , as General Douglas MacArthur returns to the Philippines with Philippine Commonwealth president Sergio Osmeña and Armed Forces of the Philippines Generals Basilio J. Valdes and ...
1944 in American television (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "1944 in the United States" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.