Science Calendar
Here are some modern-day scientific breakthrough and inventions, which have been in popular use in our day-to-day life were dedicated for societal use in the month of April are listed below
April 2, 1889:
Charles Hall patented an inexpensive method for the production of aluminium, which brought the metal into wide commercial use.
April 3, 1973:
Francis W. Dorion was granted patent for a dual razor blade assembly.
April 5, 1881:
Edwin Houston and Elihu Thomson were granted a patent for a centrifugal separator: the creamer.
April 6, 1869:
Isaac Hodgson received patent for the roller skate.
April 7, 1896:
Tolbert Lanston was issued a patent for a monotype printing press.
April 8, 1766:
The first fire escape was patented – the contraption was a wicker basket on.
April 9, 1974:
Phil Brooks received a patent for a disposable syringe, although intravenous injections and infusion began as early as 1670.
April 10, 1849:
Walter Hunt patented the first safety pin, based in part on the Roman brooch known as a fibula. Hunt also invented several other famous things, all of which he gave up on before seeing any profit.
April 11, 1893:
Frederic Ives patented the process for a half-tone printing press.
April 12, 1988:
Drs. Philip Leder and Timothy Stewart on behalf of Harvard University were issued the first patent for a new animal life form: a genetically altered mouse.
April 16, 1867:
Wilbur and his brother Orville Wright invented the airplane, which they called a flying machine.
April 18, 1916:
Irving Langmuir received a patent for an incandescent gas lamp. Some of his other accomplishments include atomic-hydrogen welding and contributions to the development of the radio vacuum tube.
April 21, 1828:
Noah Webster published the first American dictionary.
April 22, 1864:
The United States minted the first coin with “In God We Trust” on it, and on the same day in 1955, the Congress declared that all U.S. coins would be minted with “In God We Trust” on them.
April 23, 1985:
The trade secret “New Coke” formula was released. Coca-Cola was invented by John Pemberton of Atlanta, Georgia. The famous trademark name was a suggestion given by Pemberton’s bookkeeper, Frank Robinson.
April 25, 1961:
Robert Noyce was granted a patent for a semiconductor device-and-lead structure, the integrated circuit otherwise known as the chip. Noyce was the co-founder of Intel Corporation.
-Team ScienceNow Digital
