One of the only reasons why plastic bottles (also known as pet bottles) are so popular compared to glass bottles is that they are cheaper and more durable than glass bottles.
Rescuing parents from the tedious task of cleaning diapers was made possible by a Swedish paper mill, a Connecticut housewife, and a Proctor & Gamble engineer.
US chemist Stephanie Louise Kwolek, who spent 40 years of her career at DuPont, invented the carbon-based synthetic material poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide, or Kevlar, with superior durability and hardness. The Kevlar is bulletproof! What Is Kevlar? Why Are Kevlar Vests Bulletproof?
Jack Grant is the world's first inventor of inflatable aircraft escape slide & raft. The inflatable aircraft escape slide & raft was invented by Jack Grant while working for Qantas in 1965. It is now major safety equipment on all passenger airliners in the world.
The name Dolby is no stranger to many of us. Some of us know this name from the Dolby Digital or Dolby Surround logos we see before the movies. Some of us, on the other hand, remember it from the text on the key used to reduce the "hiss" sound on cassette players.
From the Victorian era to the 1960s, mothers used large and heavy strollers. Nowadays, a folding stroller is at the top of the list of gifts for anyone wanting to be a parent.
Wheelbarrow, It was invented by the Chinese minister Zhuge Liang, who lived during the Han Dynasty between 181-234. He used Liang's wheelbarrow to carry supplies to wounded soldiers. But because it was an important invention, it was used secretly without seeing the enemy.
Sylvan Goldman (1898-1984) was the owner of the Humpty Dumpty supermarket chain in Oklahoma City when the idea for the shopping trolley (wheeled shopping cart) struck him in 1937.
Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde (11 June 1842, Berndorf, Bavaria – 16 November 1934) was a German scientist. He is known as the inventor of the refrigerator.
East and Southeast Asia are accepted as the homeland of sugar. On islands in the Pacific Ocean, Polynesians have been making sugar from sugar cane for over 5,000 years. At first, people chewed the cane to taste its sugar. Clear documentation on sugar dates back to 510 BC.
