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Heroes of Capitalism: King Camp Gillette11.) Heroes of Capitalism: King Camp Gillette

Over one day ago | Fri Nov 21 6:47:00 PST 2008

Today we honor King Camp Gillette (1855-1932) for his invention of the disposable safety razor. Gillette wanted to invent something people would use, throw away, and then buy again, allowing the inventor to become very wealthy. ...

From Kate Sheehan

Heroes of Capitalism: Chester Greenwood12.) Heroes of Capitalism: Chester Greenwood

Over one day ago | Fri Oct 3 0:00:00 PDT 2008

Chester Greenwood (1858?1937) was an inventor and pioneer in the use of steel in a variety of products, most famously his Greenwood's Champion Ear Protectors. A native of Farmington, Maine, a young Greenwood had been dissatisfied with ...

From Eric D.

Heroes of Capitalism: Emile Berliner13.) Heroes of Capitalism: Emile Berliner

Over one day ago | Sun Nov 16 0:00:00 PST 2008

Berliner (1851-1929) did not invent the LP, but the long play vinyl record was based on the discs his Gramophone read from. Thomas Edison's Phonograph and Charles Tainter's Graphophone (from the Bell labs) had met with some success ...

From David

1887, A Pop Culture Quiz, Am I Wrong, Where Pop Culture Meets It's ...14.) 1887, A Pop Culture Quiz, Am I Wrong, Where Pop Culture Meets It's ...

Over one day ago | Thu Aug 21 0:00:00 PDT 2008

Chester Greenwood invented what?

(#) Earmuffs
(#) Earphones
(#) Earplugs
(#) ...

From unknown

YOUNG INVENTORS15.) YOUNG INVENTORS

Over one day ago | Sun Apr 27 8:05:00 PDT 2008

The stories of twenty ingenious young Americans who have filed patents with the United States Patent Office, including Chester Greenwood who invented ear muffs, Ralph Samuelson, originator of water-skiing, and Vanessa Hess who created ...

From MAPublishing

Business Opportunities Weblog | Parade To Honor Earmuff Inventor16.) Business Opportunities Weblog | Parade To Honor Earmuff Inventor

Over one day ago | Tue Nov 27 0:00:00 PST 2007

?There is a lot of interest in Chester Greenwood Day. I get calls all the time from people who want to know about Chester and whether he really invented the earmuff,? she said. ?This year, I even got a call from someone in England. ...

From Rich

Heroes of Capitalism: Richard Drew17.) Heroes of Capitalism: Richard Drew

Over one day ago | Tue Nov 4 0:00:00 PST 2008

Without the invention of today's hero, most people would be equally useless at wrapping Christmas presents. Richard Drew (1899-1980) was a 3M lab worker who, in 1925, invented pressure sensitive adhesive tape. ...

From David

Heroes of Capitalism: Tim Berners-Lee18.) Heroes of Capitalism: Tim Berners-Lee

Over one day ago | Thu Oct 23 0:00:00 PDT 2008

There are plenty of jokes about who invented the Internet and while no one person can take credit for its invention, Tim Berners-Lee certainly made a great contribution to the Internet. In 1989-1991, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World ...

From Kate Sheehan

chester greenwood podcast19.) chester greenwood podcast

Over one day ago | Fri Dec 1 12:51:00 PST 2006

he is most famous for having invented the earmuff. chester is honored each year (first weekend in december) at chester greenwood day. mike describes the scene in farmington and just what chester means to the community. [link] ...

From Chris

Midget Inventors - More Inventing Stories for Midgets20.) Midget Inventors - More Inventing Stories for Midgets

Over one day ago | Thu Jan 31 16:00:00 PST 2002

Chester Greenwood was born in Farmington, Maine in 1858. A grammar school dropout, he invented earmuffs at the age of 15. While testing a new pair of ice skates, he grew frustrated at trying to protect his ears from the bitter cold. ...

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