American Contributions
Testing...more to come.
Don't worry, the horrible color scheme will die soon :)
Some are firsts, some are improvements, some are simply great achievements. If anyone who reads this can contribute, or find inaccuracies, please email me at palatirion@housevagoroth.com
When I have enough dates, these facts will be listed in chronological order. Note: Anything with a "?" denotes a fact that needs substancial verification.
Military
-Rifled barrel?
-Repeating rifle, Winchester
-Autoloading rifle, M1 Garand
-Machine gun, Gattling Gun
-Autoloading pistol, Colt
-Nuclear warhead
-Pepper spray
-Tazer
-Stun gun?
-Bowie knife, the foundation of all modern knife combat techniques
-Tactical shotgun
-All-steel warship, Monitor?
-Turret, Merimac?
-Torsion suspension for tanks, although the U.S. design was first emploiyed by the Germans
-SOSUS sonar nets
-Frigate
-Practical submarine
-Modern patterned camouflage?
-Revolver
-Composite armor, military, civilian, automotive applications
-Laser guidance for munitions, bombs, artillery, missiles, bullets
-First transarctic underwater voyage
-First airborn S.A.R. service
-Dune buggy?
Political/Social/Economic
-Constitutionally recognized freedom of speach/freedom of the press
-Woman's right to vote?
-Minority right to vote
-First nation to abolish slavery
-Amber alert, child rescue hotline
-911
-Remote home security monitoring?
-Private detectives, Pinkerton?
-Labor union?
-First classless society?
-Reliable public mail service
-First international relief organization, Red Cross
-First country with constitutionally-guaranteed religious freedom
-First mutual fund?
Automotive
-The concept of interchangeable parts, Caddilac
-Drag racing
-Super speedway/high speed oval racing
-Top speed racing, Daytona beach, then salt flats
-Electric starter motor, Caddilac
-The 4x4, Willy's Jeep
-The SUV, Chevy Suburban
-Automatic transmission, Oldsmobile, 1940
-Padded Dash, Tucker
-Steering headlights, Tucker
-Seat belts
-ABS brakes
-Electric car, 1923?
-Airbags, Oldsmobile inventor
-Affordable car, Ford Model T
-Hydraulic brakes
-Pickup truck
-Monster truck
-Flathead engine
-Overhead valve engine?
-Rotary engine
-Emissions controls?
-Automotive muffler, female
-Modern tire?
-"Pony Car"
-Motorhome
-Motorcycle
-Station wagon
-First automotive radio, William Lear
-First rental car company?
Industrial
-Modern steel, Carnegie
-Fiberglass?
-Plexiglass
-Lexan?
-Affordable ball point pen, Bic
-Cotton Gin
-Steam locomotive
-Glass Bottle
-Bottle Cap, explain significance
-plastic?
-neon lighting?
-Manufacturing process for magnesium?
-Disposable diaper
-Escalator?
-Diesel locomotive
-Panama Canal, after the French gave up having lost 30,000 workers to mosquitos
-Velcro
-Phonograph
-Kevlar
-Carbon Fiber?
-Modern Gasoline?
-Modern concrete?
-Power tools?
-Vacume cleaner?
-Chainsaw
-Chrome plating?
-Teflon
-Plastic?
-Modern refining of aluminum
-Recycling?
-Tractor
-International shipping, Fed Ex
-Rubber-soled shoes
-Hovercraft
-Outboard motor, Evinrude
-Skyscraper, (name) building at Times Square
-Planing boat hull
-Hydrofoil, Bell, 1919
-First "everyman's" boat, Bayliner, also first time marketing a boat and packaging options like a car dealer.
-Dacron
-Nylon
-Subway
-Elevator, Otis, 1853
-Dumbwaiter, Jefferson
-Modular ship building, Liberty Ship, WWII
-Modern air conditioner, Carrier
-Carpet
Electronic
-RADAR, the first working system, not the concept
-PC, IBM
-Windows GUI, Apple Macintosh
-Video game, Oddessy?
-GPS
-Nuclear power
-AC current
-Harnessing electricity, Franklin
-Working light bulb
-Television
-Telephone
-Telegraph
-Digital pyrotechnic control
-Submarine Oceanography
-Sonar?
-Audio/Video tape
-CD
-DVD
-MP3
-Battery?
-Fax machine?
-Photo copier?
-ATM
-LED?
-Microwave oven
-Electric stove?
-Internet
-Internet security/banking, cypher developement
-Laser?
-Radio?
-Solar cell
-Wind-driven electric generator?
-Water-driven electric generator?
-Camera?
-Motion camera?
-Loran, integrated nav system using radio frequencies and waypoints.
-Phonograph, Edison
-Morse code, Samuel Morse
-Radio wave production, Hertz
Medical
-Contact Lens
-Aspirin
-Keratometer, measures cerebral curvature, necessary for cataract surgery and contact lens fitting
-Intra-Ocular lenses, used in cataract surgery
-Bifocals
Aeronautic/Space
-Pioneered nuclear powered flight
-First to break the sound barrier
-First privately-marketed civilian jet, William Lear
-First to break Mach 2
-First to break Mach 3
-First to break Mach 6
-First operational scramjet, November 2004
-First orbiting telescope, Hubbel
-First, and only, to land on the moon, Apollo 11
-First to send back photos from Mars' surface
-First reuseable spacecraft, space shuttle
-First privately owned/designed/funded reuseable spacecraft, Rutan
-First air mail route
-First airline, Pan Am
-First jet airliner?
-First powered flight, 1911, Wright Brothers
-Helicopter
-Civil aviation
-First non-stop Atlantic crossing by air
-First crossing of the Atlantic by air
-First, and only, non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
-First strutless wing, Cessna
-First around the world female pilot (pilot name?) in a Cessna 180
-First civilian plane with retractable landing gear, Beech Staggerwing
-First "everyman's" airplane, Piper Cub
-Ejection seat?
-0/0 Ejection seat, 0 elevation, 0 airspeed
-First operational fire control computer, F-86
-Jumbo jet, Boeing 747
-Flying wing, Jack Northrop
-First and only operational flying wing, Northrop B2
-First ballistic jet, F-104
-First true stealth aircraft, F-117, mention Mosquito and SR-72
-First practical mid-air refuleing rig
-First solar powered aircraft
-Aeronautic pioneers such as Burt Rutan, Beech, Curtis, Bell, Sikorsky, Douglas, Northrop, Hughs, Lockheed, Grumman, Boeing, Wright Brothers
-Seaplane, Curtis
-Largest wooden flying machine, Hughs, Spruce Goose
Cultural
-Jazz
-Blues
-Country
-Western
-Rock
-Metal
-Grunge
-R&B
-Soul
-Swing
-Skat
-Fusion
-Dixieland
-Rap
-Hip Hop
-Ska?
-Barbershop
-Do wap
-House
-Hot rodding
-Car customizing
-Music video
-Electric guitar
-Electric bass?
-Upright bass?
-Tap dance?
-Drum set?
-First animated feature, Disney, Steamboat Willy
-Cable Tv
-Satelight Tv
-First gentleman's magazine, Playboy (or Esquire?)
-"Visualization" in photography, Ansel Adams
-Patrick Nagel
-Warhol
-Pollack
Food
-Chimichanga
-Nachos
-Chop Suey
-The ice cream sunday
-The ice cream cone, Coney Island Pier
-The restaurant chain/franchise, Kentuky Fried Chicken
-Fast food, MacDonald's
-Peanut butter
-BBQ
-Martini?
-Cola
-Carbonated beverages?
-Hot Dog, Coney Island Pier
-Bourbon
-Hamburger, 1st sandwich by Earl of Sandwich, 1st cooked ground beef in Hamburg, 1st time putting the two together and inventing the haumburger bun: White Castle
-Drive-through restaurant service, MacDonalds
-Food truck, first mobile food (roach coach) was horse drawn
Sports/Recreation
-BMX bike racing
-Mountain bike
-Modern nylon/fiberglass camping tent
-Flashlight
-Basketball, in modern form
-Baseball
-Demolition derby?
-Monster truck racing
-ATC/ATV racing
-Roller coaster, Coney Island Pier
-"Professional Wrestling"
-Camping
-RVing
-Boxing?
-Roller blades?
-Roller skates?
-Football
-Camping trailer
-Model railroad, Lionel
-Plastic model kit?
-Hot Wheels
-Bull riding
-Lumberjack competition?
Environmentalism
-Yellowstone National Park
-Yosemite National Park
-Flordia Everglades
-Double-Hulled oil tankers?
Architecture/Monuments
-Disneyland
-Mount Rushmore
-St. Louis Arch
-Golden Gate Bridge
-Sears Tower
-Empire State Building
-World Trade Center
-Craftsman style architechture
-Cape Cod style? or is it derivative?
-Art Deco?
-Ranch style architecture
-Prefabricated home, transportable, 1800s
-Tract homes
-Hoover Dam
-Penthouse, penthouse living
-Bungalow
Don't worry, the horrible color scheme will die soon :)
Some are firsts, some are improvements, some are simply great achievements. If anyone who reads this can contribute, or find inaccuracies, please email me at palatirion@housevagoroth.com
When I have enough dates, these facts will be listed in chronological order. Note: Anything with a "?" denotes a fact that needs substancial verification.
Military
-Rifled barrel?
-Repeating rifle, Winchester
-Autoloading rifle, M1 Garand
-Machine gun, Gattling Gun
-Autoloading pistol, Colt
-Nuclear warhead
-Pepper spray
-Tazer
-Stun gun?
-Bowie knife, the foundation of all modern knife combat techniques
-Tactical shotgun
-All-steel warship, Monitor?
-Turret, Merimac?
-Torsion suspension for tanks, although the U.S. design was first emploiyed by the Germans
-SOSUS sonar nets
-Frigate
-Practical submarine
-Modern patterned camouflage?
-Revolver
-Composite armor, military, civilian, automotive applications
-Laser guidance for munitions, bombs, artillery, missiles, bullets
-First transarctic underwater voyage
-First airborn S.A.R. service
-Dune buggy?
Political/Social/Economic
-Constitutionally recognized freedom of speach/freedom of the press
-Woman's right to vote?
-Minority right to vote
-First nation to abolish slavery
-Amber alert, child rescue hotline
-911
-Remote home security monitoring?
-Private detectives, Pinkerton?
-Labor union?
-First classless society?
-Reliable public mail service
-First international relief organization, Red Cross
-First country with constitutionally-guaranteed religious freedom
-First mutual fund?
Automotive
-The concept of interchangeable parts, Caddilac
-Drag racing
-Super speedway/high speed oval racing
-Top speed racing, Daytona beach, then salt flats
-Electric starter motor, Caddilac
-The 4x4, Willy's Jeep
-The SUV, Chevy Suburban
-Automatic transmission, Oldsmobile, 1940
-Padded Dash, Tucker
-Steering headlights, Tucker
-Seat belts
-ABS brakes
-Electric car, 1923?
-Airbags, Oldsmobile inventor
-Affordable car, Ford Model T
-Hydraulic brakes
-Pickup truck
-Monster truck
-Flathead engine
-Overhead valve engine?
-Rotary engine
-Emissions controls?
-Automotive muffler, female
-Modern tire?
-"Pony Car"
-Motorhome
-Motorcycle
-Station wagon
-First automotive radio, William Lear
-First rental car company?
Industrial
-Modern steel, Carnegie
-Fiberglass?
-Plexiglass
-Lexan?
-Affordable ball point pen, Bic
-Cotton Gin
-Steam locomotive
-Glass Bottle
-Bottle Cap, explain significance
-plastic?
-neon lighting?
-Manufacturing process for magnesium?
-Disposable diaper
-Escalator?
-Diesel locomotive
-Panama Canal, after the French gave up having lost 30,000 workers to mosquitos
-Velcro
-Phonograph
-Kevlar
-Carbon Fiber?
-Modern Gasoline?
-Modern concrete?
-Power tools?
-Vacume cleaner?
-Chainsaw
-Chrome plating?
-Teflon
-Plastic?
-Modern refining of aluminum
-Recycling?
-Tractor
-International shipping, Fed Ex
-Rubber-soled shoes
-Hovercraft
-Outboard motor, Evinrude
-Skyscraper, (name) building at Times Square
-Planing boat hull
-Hydrofoil, Bell, 1919
-First "everyman's" boat, Bayliner, also first time marketing a boat and packaging options like a car dealer.
-Dacron
-Nylon
-Subway
-Elevator, Otis, 1853
-Dumbwaiter, Jefferson
-Modular ship building, Liberty Ship, WWII
-Modern air conditioner, Carrier
-Carpet
Electronic
-RADAR, the first working system, not the concept
-PC, IBM
-Windows GUI, Apple Macintosh
-Video game, Oddessy?
-GPS
-Nuclear power
-AC current
-Harnessing electricity, Franklin
-Working light bulb
-Television
-Telephone
-Telegraph
-Digital pyrotechnic control
-Submarine Oceanography
-Sonar?
-Audio/Video tape
-CD
-DVD
-MP3
-Battery?
-Fax machine?
-Photo copier?
-ATM
-LED?
-Microwave oven
-Electric stove?
-Internet
-Internet security/banking, cypher developement
-Laser?
-Radio?
-Solar cell
-Wind-driven electric generator?
-Water-driven electric generator?
-Camera?
-Motion camera?
-Loran, integrated nav system using radio frequencies and waypoints.
-Phonograph, Edison
-Morse code, Samuel Morse
-Radio wave production, Hertz
Medical
-Contact Lens
-Aspirin
-Keratometer, measures cerebral curvature, necessary for cataract surgery and contact lens fitting
-Intra-Ocular lenses, used in cataract surgery
-Bifocals
Aeronautic/Space
-Pioneered nuclear powered flight
-First to break the sound barrier
-First privately-marketed civilian jet, William Lear
-First to break Mach 2
-First to break Mach 3
-First to break Mach 6
-First operational scramjet, November 2004
-First orbiting telescope, Hubbel
-First, and only, to land on the moon, Apollo 11
-First to send back photos from Mars' surface
-First reuseable spacecraft, space shuttle
-First privately owned/designed/funded reuseable spacecraft, Rutan
-First air mail route
-First airline, Pan Am
-First jet airliner?
-First powered flight, 1911, Wright Brothers
-Helicopter
-Civil aviation
-First non-stop Atlantic crossing by air
-First crossing of the Atlantic by air
-First, and only, non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
-First strutless wing, Cessna
-First around the world female pilot (pilot name?) in a Cessna 180
-First civilian plane with retractable landing gear, Beech Staggerwing
-First "everyman's" airplane, Piper Cub
-Ejection seat?
-0/0 Ejection seat, 0 elevation, 0 airspeed
-First operational fire control computer, F-86
-Jumbo jet, Boeing 747
-Flying wing, Jack Northrop
-First and only operational flying wing, Northrop B2
-First ballistic jet, F-104
-First true stealth aircraft, F-117, mention Mosquito and SR-72
-First practical mid-air refuleing rig
-First solar powered aircraft
-Aeronautic pioneers such as Burt Rutan, Beech, Curtis, Bell, Sikorsky, Douglas, Northrop, Hughs, Lockheed, Grumman, Boeing, Wright Brothers
-Seaplane, Curtis
-Largest wooden flying machine, Hughs, Spruce Goose
Cultural
-Jazz
-Blues
-Country
-Western
-Rock
-Metal
-Grunge
-R&B
-Soul
-Swing
-Skat
-Fusion
-Dixieland
-Rap
-Hip Hop
-Ska?
-Barbershop
-Do wap
-House
-Hot rodding
-Car customizing
-Music video
-Electric guitar
-Electric bass?
-Upright bass?
-Tap dance?
-Drum set?
-First animated feature, Disney, Steamboat Willy
-Cable Tv
-Satelight Tv
-First gentleman's magazine, Playboy (or Esquire?)
-"Visualization" in photography, Ansel Adams
-Patrick Nagel
-Warhol
-Pollack
Food
-Chimichanga
-Nachos
-Chop Suey
-The ice cream sunday
-The ice cream cone, Coney Island Pier
-The restaurant chain/franchise, Kentuky Fried Chicken
-Fast food, MacDonald's
-Peanut butter
-BBQ
-Martini?
-Cola
-Carbonated beverages?
-Hot Dog, Coney Island Pier
-Bourbon
-Hamburger, 1st sandwich by Earl of Sandwich, 1st cooked ground beef in Hamburg, 1st time putting the two together and inventing the haumburger bun: White Castle
-Drive-through restaurant service, MacDonalds
-Food truck, first mobile food (roach coach) was horse drawn
Sports/Recreation
-BMX bike racing
-Mountain bike
-Modern nylon/fiberglass camping tent
-Flashlight
-Basketball, in modern form
-Baseball
-Demolition derby?
-Monster truck racing
-ATC/ATV racing
-Roller coaster, Coney Island Pier
-"Professional Wrestling"
-Camping
-RVing
-Boxing?
-Roller blades?
-Roller skates?
-Football
-Camping trailer
-Model railroad, Lionel
-Plastic model kit?
-Hot Wheels
-Bull riding
-Lumberjack competition?
Environmentalism
-Yellowstone National Park
-Yosemite National Park
-Flordia Everglades
-Double-Hulled oil tankers?
Architecture/Monuments
-Disneyland
-Mount Rushmore
-St. Louis Arch
-Golden Gate Bridge
-Sears Tower
-Empire State Building
-World Trade Center
-Craftsman style architechture
-Cape Cod style? or is it derivative?
-Art Deco?
-Ranch style architecture
-Prefabricated home, transportable, 1800s
-Tract homes
-Hoover Dam
-Penthouse, penthouse living
-Bungalow
posted by Palantirion @ 11:03 AM
