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  2. The Greatest American Inventions of the Past 50+ Years - AOL

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    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.

  3. 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

  4. Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia

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    The timeline of historic inventions is a chronological list of particularly important or significant technological inventions and their inventors, where known. [ a ] History of technology

  5. Technological and industrial history of the United States

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    As a result, the United States has been the birthplace of 161 of Encyclopædia Britannica ' s 321 Greatest Inventions, including items such as the airplane, internet, microchip, laser, cellphone, refrigerator, email, microwave, personal computer, liquid-crystal display and light-emitting diode technology, air conditioning, assembly line ...

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

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    This invention was only primarily used with steam locomotives that had booster valves or superchargers to heat the fire even hotter to produce extra power. The coal used was semi-bituminous and bituminous coal only inside the steam locomotives. Sadly, this invention lasted until 1960 when Diesel's fully replaced American railroads. 1943 Slinky

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

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    Official credit for the invention of the electric trolley pole has gone to an American, Frank J. Sprague, who devised his working system in Richmond, Virginia, in 1888. [270] Known as the Richmond Union Passenger Railway , this 12-mile system was the first large-scale trolley line in the world, opening to great fanfare on February 12, 1888.

  8. Category:American inventions - Wikipedia

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    A. Gas centrifuge; A Manufacturing Language; Abel Axe; Aberdeen chronograph; Abraham Lincoln's patent; Acrylic paint; Active Denial System; Active pen; Active-pixel sensor

  9. 5 ancient Native American inventions that are still used in ...

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    Many Native American contributions to our modern world often go unrecognized, according to Gaetana DeGennaro, a museum specialist at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.