Coco Cola
Invented by John Pemberton In 1885 sold a syrup made of wine and coca extract he called "Pemberton's French Wine Coca," which was touted at a cure for headaches and nervous disorders.
The first bottling of
Coca-Cola occurred in Vicksburg, Mississippi, at the Biedenharn Candy Company
in 1891. The proprietor of the bottling works was Joseph A. Biedenharn. The
original bottles were Biedenharn bottles, very different from the much later
hobble-skirt design of 1915 now so familiar.
The first outdoor wall advertisement that promoted the Coca-Cola drink was painted in 1894 in Cartersville, Georgia.Cola syrup was sold as an over-the-counter dietary supplement for upset stomach.
Logo
design
The
Coca-Cola logo was created by John Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank Mason Robinson,
in 1885. Robinson came up with the name and
chose the logo's distinctive cursive script. The writing style used, known as Spencerian script, was developed in the mid-19th
century and was the dominant form of formal handwriting in the United States
during that period.
Robinson
also played a significant role in early Coca-Cola advertising. His promotional
suggestions to Pemberton included giving away thousands of free drink coupons
and plastering the city of Atlanta with publicity
banners and streetcar signs.
Microwave-Oven
Percy Spencer invented in 1946 .A man who was orphaned and never finished grammar school.The type of radiation emitted by microwave ovens is non-ionizing. This means that it doesn’t contribute to your chance of getting cancer like x-rays, ultraviolet light, etc. do.Microwave ovens do not “cook from the inside out”, as many people say. Microwaves actually heat from the outside in, very similar to other heating methods.
It wasn’t until microwave ovens became extremely popular in the 1970s that they were commonly known as “microwave ovens”. Before that, they were typically known as “electronic ovens”.
Spencer himself, despite being literally surrounded by intense microwaves for much of his life, lived to the ripe old age of 76, dying apparently of natural causes.
Corn Flakes
John and Will Kellogg, brothers invented in 1898. While accidentally left a pot of boiled grain on the stove for several days. The mixture turned moldy but the product that emerged was dry and thick.
Corn flakes are a packaged cereal product formed from small toasted flakes of corn, and are usually served cold with milk and sugar. Since their original production, the plain flakes of corn have been flavoured with salt, sugar and malt,
Dr. Kellogg introduced Kellogg Corn Flakes in hopes that it would reduce masturbation. In fact, Kellogg devoted much of his energy to discouraging sexual activity of any kind, and was an especially ardent critic of masturbation, which he believed could cause "cancer of the womb, urinary diseases, nocturnal emissions, impotence, epilepsy, insanity, and mental and physical debility" as well as "dimness of vision" and moral corruption.
Sir Alexander Fleming invented in 1928. While a contaminated Petri dish he had discarded contained a mold that was dissolving all the bacteria around it. When he grew the mold by itself.
Rubber
It was the 1830s, a period of time known for sucking. After his first two years of tinkering and failing with primitive rubber, Goodyear and his family were camping out in an abandoned factory and fishing for sustenance. This is when he made a huge breakthrough: He'd use acid to smooth out and toughen rubber.
The invention of the engine has played a major role in the environment we live in today. The first incarnations of the steam engine were wood-powered, before coal was discovered as a superior replacement.
Invention of the Radio
In the 1800's, a physicist from Scotland had predicted radio waves. A German physicist then proved this theory by showing that radio waves are the same as light or heat waves. This allowed wireless technology to launch.Nicola Tesla, a Serbian Scientist, designed the first radio in 1892. He also designed a Radio Controlled Robotic Boat using similar technologies.
Sir Oliver Lodge brought considerable improvement to the original design in the form of a coherer, a primitive form of radio signal detector. He is the first person to transmit a successful radio signal.
