Explanation

• Paul Vierkötter — first recognizable electric flashbulb
• Year: 1925
• Country: Germany
• Purpose: To provide artificial light for photography.

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• 1928–1929: Johannes Ostermeier develops an improved and safer flashbulb.
• 1930: Ostermeier receives a patent for his improved design.
• 1929–1930: Commercial flashbulbs, such as Vacublitz, become available.

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• Inventor: Tim Berners-Lee
• Collaborator: Robert Cailliau
• Year of invention: 1989 August
• Organization: CERN (European physics lab, Switzerland)
• First website: 1991 (public release)
• WWWW stands for World-Wide Web Worm.

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Explanation

• Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz independently developed calculus in the 17th century.
• Isaac Newton: Developed the method of fluxions.
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: Developed much of the notation used in calculus today.

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Explanation

• Walter Hunt patented the safety pin on April 10, 1849.
• He sold the patent rights for $400, which is approximately $14,000 today.

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Explanation

• Alexander Graham Bell is credited as the inventor of the telephone.
• He was awarded the first successful patent for it.
• The telephone was invented in 1876.
• Bell made the first-ever telephone call to his assistant Thomas Watson.

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