What inventions did the French make?

Answer 1

Among other things, the DivX codec was a French invention. Here is a partial list of French inventions:

1. Pasteurization
2. Production of liquid oxygen
3. Artificial bilk
4. Chemical bleach
5. Laminated glass
6. Neon lighting
7. Réaumur scale
8. Gay-lussac Scale
9. Dynamometer
10. Electrometer
11. Foucault pendulum
12. Darrieus wind turbine
13. Wire chamber
14. Cartesian Coordinate System
15. Mechanical calculator
16. Probability theory
17. Metric system
18. Arithmometer
19. Blood transfusion
20. Stethoscope
21. Medical quinine
22. Asprin
23. Hypodermic needle
24. Blind experiment
25. Tuberculosis vaccine
26. Antipsychotics
27. Insulin pump
28. Mifepristone (abortion pill)
29. Face transplant
30. Hot air balloon
31. Parachute
32. Injector
33. Submarine
34. Bicycle
35. Inflatable tyres for cars
36. Scooter and Moped
37. Drum brake
38. Helicopter
39. Seaplane
40. Ramjet
41. Jacquard loom
42. Denim
43. Sewing machine
44. Modern bra (brassiere)
45. Polo shirt
46. Modern bikini
47. Modern raincoat
48. Steam digester
49. Absorption refrigerator
50. Margarine
51. Champagne
52. Optical telegraph
53. Braille
54. Coherer
55. Wirephoto
56. Datagrams
57. Minitel
58. Dry cell battery
59. Binocular
60. Artificial cement
61. Hairdryer
62. Micral
63. Fresnel lens
64. Reinforced concrete
65. Aqua-lung
66. Smart Card
67. Loppers
68. Guillotine
69. Hydraulic shock absorber
70. Letterbox
71. Photolithography
72. Power transformer
73. Ball bearing
74. Coronagraph