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cody fox

The History of Crayola Crayons - 0 views

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    this is very goood for who ever is doing crayons
Garrett Warren

50 years of seatbelts on OVERDRIVE - YouTube - 0 views

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      people talking about seatbelts
Katie Gatliff

▶ Retro 1964 Milton-Bradley Commercials (Toys and Games) - YouTube - 0 views

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    A video of old commercials from his company
Joshua Archer

Birth of an Icon: PAMPERS - YouTube - 0 views

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    A very good short documentary about Proctor and Gamble's Pampers!
Heather Purpera

James Russell - History of the Compact Disk or CD - 0 views

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      A compact disk (cd) is a popular form of digital storage media used for computer files, pictures, and music. The plastic platter is read and written to by a laser in a CD drive. It comes in several varieties including CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW. James Russell invented the compact disk in 1965. James Russell was granted a total of 22 patents for various elements of his compact disk system. However, the compact disk did not become popular until it was mass manufactured by Philips in 1980.
  • A compact disk (cd) is a popular form of digital storage media used for computer files, pictures, and music. The plastic platter is read and written to by a laser in a CD drive. It comes in several varieties including CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW. James Russell invented the compact disk in 1965. James Russell was granted a total of 22 patents for various elements of his compact disk system. However, the compact disk did not become popular until it was mass manufactured by Philips in 1980.
bailey spoonemroe

How chewing gum is made - manufacture, making, history, used, procedure, industry, mach... - 0 views

  • Kneading and rolling the gum
  • Preparing the chicle
  • Raw Mate
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  • Chewing gum is a sweetened, flavored confection composed primarily of latex, both natural and artificial. Organic latex, a milky white fluid produced by a variety of seed plants, is best known as the principle component of rubber. Used as a snack, gum has no nutritive value, and, when people have finished chewing, they generally throw it away rather than swallow it.
  • The most successful chewing gum company ever is that established by William Wrigley, Jr., in 1892. Although the company, run by the founder's son and grandson after his death in 1932, developed a wide array of flavored gums, it dropped many of these to concentrate on its biggest sellers: "Juicy Fruit," "Doublemint," and "Wrigley's Spearmint." Recently, the company introduced gum for denture wearers, sugar-free gum, cinnamon-flavored gum, and non-stick bubble gum. Like earlier Wrigley products, all have proven popular. The secrets behind the success of Wrigley gums—the company has never made anything else—are strong flavor and prominent advertising. As William Wrigley, Jr., said early in the century, "Tell 'em quick and tell 'em often."
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    about how gum is made
Heather Purpera

Scrupuli: Who Invented the CD and the CD-ROM? - 0 views

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      Jul 28, 2000 8:37 PM-James Russell thought of it in 1965 while working for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, operated by Battelle Memorial Institute for the U. S. Department of Energy. His idea, known as Optical Digital Recording (ODR), was to store information digitally on photosensitive film using a laser to record and to play back. In 1974, for his work on ODR, Russell was honored with an R&D 100 Award. By 1980 he had made the first disk player.
  • For a long time Battelle was unable to interest anyone else in ODR. Eventually Sony and Philips licensed it, established a proprietary ODR format for audio called “Compact Disc” (CD), and delivered a commercial product in 1982, followed in 1985 with a related ODR format for data called CD-ROM. Sony and Philips call these their “inventions”, misleading many into seeing Sony and Philips as visionary. They are often given sole credit for this revolutionary technology. In actuality, their contribution was to bring Russell’s system to market, and only after taking two decades to recognize its value.
  • As you might expect, Sony and Philips have made millions, and Russell himself got nothing.
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      Russell got nothing as expected yet Sony and Philips have gotten all the fame and made "millions"!!!
  • Russell invented it Fred Moody: CD-ROM Inventor Strikes Again
  • Sony and Philips co-invented it
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  • It is now 14 years since Sony and Philips launched the Compact Disc digital audio format and gave the world its first taste of digital entertain
  • Jul 28, 2000 8:37 PM–James Russell thought of it in 1965 while working for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, operated by Battelle Memorial Institute for the U. S. Department of Energy. His idea, known as Optical Digital Recording (ODR), was to store information digitally on photosensitive film using a laser to record and to play back. In 1974, for his work on ODR, Russell was honored with an R&D 100 Award. By 1980 he had made the first disk player.
justin creed

Made in Kentuckiana: 'Post-it' notes | WHAS11.com Louisville - 0 views

  • They are more of a staple in offices than staples and they are made right here in Kentuckiana.
  • They are more of a staple in offices than staples and they are made right here in Kentuckiana.
  • But in reality, Post-it notes are made at a 450,000 square foot 3M manufacturing plant in Cynthiana, Kentucky just north of Lexington.
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  • Five years later, the company found a place to put that sticky…and it stuck.  Worldwide distribution began in 1980 and since then no one has quite been able to re-create it. 
  • There’s only one other Post-it plant in the world and it’s in France, which supplies Europe.  Every other Post-it note in the world comes from Cynthiana, Kentucky.  It started as a fluke in 1968 when a research scientist working for 3M – a copy machine company then – came up with the famed sticky.
  • “If you look on the back of the package, you’ll see Made in the USA,” Ann Getting, Plant Manager for 3M in Cynthiana said.  “You’ll know it was a 3M Cynthiana product.”
  • “Most people will be within three yards of a 3M product nearly all of the time, day and night,” Getting said.  “And not even know it.”
  • Now 3M makes more than 1,000 Post-it products for more than 150 countries. The original color remains the best-seller and it was a fluke too–the scrap paper that scientist used to test the sticky for the first time just happened to be yellow.
  • “We’ve been successful because of the people in Kentucky,”
  • “That’s the secret of this plant…to change and adapt to meet customer needs. We keep improving so we have a future right here in Cynthiana.” Getty said.
triston1

Lewis Waterman - Fountain Pen - 0 views

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    about.com lewis wateman
Katie Gatliff

Milton Bradley "Inventor of Milton Bradley Toys and Games" - 1 views

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    This is a power-point about him. i couldn't get it to load so I am not sure what all it has.
bailey spoonemroe

Gum Chewing is Good for the Brain | Psychology Today - 0 views

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    is chewing gum good for u? find out here
Alana Pearce

Technology, invention, and innovation collections - 0 views

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    History 
Chad Amico

▶ 06 Post It Notes: Accidental Inventions Documentary - YouTube - 0 views

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    Documentary on Post it Notes 
bobby gaulden

Velcro fact - 0 views

Velcro Was Modeled After Burrs of the Burdock Plant that Stuck to Velcro's Inventor's Pants After a Hunting Trip

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bobby gaulden

Velcro picture - 0 views

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    searching Velcro this is a picture of some :)
Garrett Warren

History of Seat Belts - 0 views

  • Swedish inventor, Nils Bohlin invented the three-point seat belt
  • Nils Bohlin's lap-and-shoulder belt was introduced by Volvo in 1959. Seat Belt Terminology
  • 3-Point Seat Belt: A seat belt with both a lap and a shoulder portion, having three attachment points (one shoulder, two hips).
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    info on seat belt
cody fox

Who invented the crayon? FAQ | crayola.com - 0 views

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    who invented crayons
Kerrigan Luna

The History of Breakfast Cereals - 2 views

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    website for john Harvey!
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