Remarkable 20th century inventions
Not all of these products made it into the pantheon of 20th century technological innovation, but every one of them represents a remarkable venture into creative thinking by their inventor.
33 itens
New glasses that cast their own light and enable the wearer to read in an otherwise completely darkened room, have been devised by Japanese. Drawing their current from a small pocket battery, the glasses have twin lights.x000D 14 July 1937 [?]
It is one of the major tragedies of the beauteous young maiden's life that she must lose her carefully acquired tan each year when the longer nights and sunless days creep round , but not for this clever girl who has constructed for herself a cloche, …
A woman walks in the streets of the city wearing a glass helmet which is supposed to protect her against the smog of the city
The bicycle that can't fall over .x000D 1935
Zaanstad Personen De heer H.J. van de Wetering met dochtertje toont een luidspreker in de vorm van een grote schelp.
A. van de Wassenberg, uitvinder van de krokettenmachine
Program in which some scientists, artists and technicians talk about the coincidence and secrets of unsought discoveries, the accidental discoveries that made them say eureka!
silver bromide gelatin / foil (polyester)
“Inventor of the thermos bottle”; holds the first thermos bottle in hand.
Axel Brodda, 24 april 1967 Här står Axel med sin berömda uppfinning 'Karlsons Klister'. (Axel hette Karlson men bytte till Brodda på 1950-talet)
Uppfinnaren Ragnar Carlstedt 1937 vid sin demonstartionstavla för olika Arcaregulatorer, en isntrumenttavla för olika reläer. I hans fabrik vid Bangårdsgatan 12 i Stockholm.
Hovlin, uppfinnare av skolmaterial, Östersund.
silver bromide gelatin / foil (polyester)
Herr Arne Edlund, Skönsberg, med sin uppfinning för lastbilar.
E.G. Hallberg, H. Nilsson, Belönade uppfinnare, nackstöd
Fjärrstyrda elektriskt drivna ventiler, försedda med Arcaregulatorer. På bilder uppfinnare Ingenjör Ragnar Carlstedt, 1945.
Beauty by ' Mass Production ' methods .x000D Beauty treatment has been organised on the lines of ' Big Business ' in America and 'mass production ' methods introduced to the salons . Though the client is not actually placed on a mo…
13 countries show hairdressing modes at London exhibition .x000D Thirteen countries are showing their various hairdressing modes at the Hair and Beauty Fair which opens at Olympia , London , tomorrow .x000D Photo shows ' Miss Britain ' having her…