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Invention of the sock knitting machine: Why couldn't they persuade the Queen to patent it?

A romantic love story underlies Lee's invention. Here is the romantic story leading up to the invention of the sock knitting machine:

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Inventor of the mini skirt: Mary Quant

The first fashion designer to present the miniskirt to Buckingham Palace, Mary Quant was born in 1934. She studied teaching at the University of London, Goldsmith College, and her acquaintance with fashion began by adapting paper motifs. Quant's first customers, who sold the clothes she designed in her studio apartment and paid for the fabric the next day, were from the same social circle as him.

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The pharmacist who invented the electronic cigarette: Hon Lik

The electronic cigarette used today was invented in 2003 by pharmacist Hon Lik, who was a smoker and whose father died of lung cancer.

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Television: Who Invented When?

How was television, described as the "entertainment box" invented?

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The brain that built the internet without patents: Tim Berners Lee

Today, it is increasingly impossible for an individual to develop an invention that will truly change the world. But British physicist and computer scientist Tim Berners Lee did it in 1990 and invented the www.

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Umbrella: Who Invented When?

You went outside and after a while it started to rain. What is this? Rain clouds… You got caught in the rain that started pouring down. Oops, you don't have an umbrella with you! So, "Who invented the umbrella, when?" Did you think?

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The first woman scholar to break the male-dominated structure in the world of science: Madame Curie

Moreover, while doing this, she crushed her male rivals in his own lane with her scientific reputation. Defying life, ruling out all the difficulties she faced, she took her rightful place in the magic world of science. Who was this woman? Marie Sklodowska or as she is known as Madame Curie!

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Edison's female version: Margaret Knight

There are many inventions that make our life easier, such as electricity, cars, mobile phones. But what would we do without the inventions that we use in our daily lives and which we regard as insignificant? For example, would shopping be easy without paper bags?