Everyday Inventions
The surprising origins of things we use without thinking: the barcode, karaoke, nigiri sushi, a restaurant guide and the printed page.
- inventions
- everyday
- innovation
Some of the stories included
Daisuke Inoue and the First Karaoke MachineIn 1971 a Kobe drummer built 11 coin machines, never patented them, and missed millions.
The Theremin's Strange LifeInventor Leon Theremin created a touchless instrument for Lenin, spied for the Soviets in New York, and designed a bug hidden in the US Great Seal.
The History of The Michelin GuideHow a free 1900 tyre-company handbook became the world's toughest restaurant judge.
The Invention of the BarcodeIn 1949 two Drexel grads sketched a bullseye code in Miami sand that set the barcode revolution in motion.- The Printing PressHow Gutenberg's revolutionary invention transformed knowledge, religion, and power across medieval Europe in 1440.
Hanaya Yohei and the Invention of Nigiri SushiAn Edo vendor's 1820s shortcut, fresh fish pressed onto vinegared rice, became sushi eaten worldwide today.
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Katherine Johnson and the Apollo 11 TrajectoryJohn Glenn told engineers to have Katherine Johnson hand-verify his orbit before he'd fly.
The Secret Birth of Modern Maps: The Cassini Family's Sky-High SurveysHow a family's telescopes and triangles redrew Europe long before GPS or satellites.
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