Tag Archives: Inventions

1923: Emancipation Machine

Posted on November 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

“I feel that I have done something for the women who have always had to work so hard. This will enable them more easily to earn a living.” Statement of Christopher Latham Sholes, inventor of the typewriter HOW WOMEN … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1860's, 1870's, 1920's, 19th Century, 20th Century, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Books, Christopher Latham Sholes, Feminism, Francis E. Spinner, Inventions, Labor, Technology, The Herkimer Historical Society, USA, Women | Leave a comment

1930: The High-Speed Vehicle of the Future

Posted on August 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

The Dynasphere was a monowheel vehicle patented in 1930 by J. A. Purves, who called it “the high-speed vehicle of the future”; one source, however, reports that “while the [vehicle] could move along just fine, it was almost impossible to … Continue reading →

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1655: One Hundred Inventions

Posted on June 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

In 1655, Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester composed his Century of Inventions — a listing of 100 things that needed to be invented. The full title is A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions As at … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Inventions

1923: Emancipation Machine

1930: The High-Speed Vehicle of the Future

1655: One Hundred Inventions

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