Some funky & famous inventions:
* lava lamps (and the phase-changing materials used within them)
* shag carpets
* non-perishable astronaut foods (ability to lypholize or dehydrate ANY food)
* anti-lock brakes for automobiles
* 4-wheel drive systems for automobiles
* parallel computers
* satellites in space (for civilian and military uses)
* digital Photography
* digital music and music synthesizers
* the Hulla Hoop
* Playdoh (toy clay)
* TV commercials
* Game Shows (on TV)
* ICBMs
* The term MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) and the Nuclear Age
* MADD magazine
* Solar panels
* ICs (integrated circuits) that are now in EVERYTHING electronic
* Instant cameras & film (like Polaroids)
* Studded snow tires
* Fluorescent lighting (the original "buzzing" kind)
Others may name more...
laser, audio cassete, automatic fuel injector, computers
Lasers were invented in 1960
Calculators were produced by TI in 1965
long bow
it hasn't
There were many inventions created in 1886. Some of these inventions include the first patented engine, Coca-Cola, and the dishwater.
pepper pot and cook up rice.
Murre lost some of its trees, the resulting landslides and now it is being threatened by deforestation.
Color TV
Integrated Circuit Video Computer Game "SpaceWar" Cassette Computer Language "BASIC"
The cassette, the first computer game and the video tape recorder
inventions
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Some useful inventions are the light bulb, wheel, and the telephone.
You can find some inventions in the Wikipedia article "List of inventions".
Some inventions from 2000-2011 are the iPhone and the iPad.
Benjamin Franklin's inventions were numerous. Some of those inventions were bifocals, swim fins, the lightening rod, the Franklin stove, and the odometer.
See: http://www.whitehat.com.au/Australia/Inventions/InventionsA.html