https://padlet.com/zajicekjoseph/14wtevyiguef7fog en-us 2022-03-14 15:10:11 UTC 2022-03-15 15:15:57 UTC hello@padlet.com zajicekjoseph https://padlet.com/zajicekjoseph/14wtevyiguef7fog/wish/2096137112 Invention: Chewing gum
Inventor: Thomas Adans
Purpose: Adams first tried to formulate the gum into a rubber suitable for tires. When that didn't work, he made the chicle into a chewing gum called New York Chewing Gum.]]> 2022-03-15 14:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/zajicekjoseph/14wtevyiguef7fog/wish/2096137112 zajicekjoseph https://padlet.com/zajicekjoseph/14wtevyiguef7fog/wish/2096160514 Invention: Jeans
Inventor: Levi Strauss
Purpose: Jeans were originally created as practical work wear, and their indigo colour was chosen so that it would better hide the dirt when worn by miners and laborers.]]> 2022-03-15 14:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/zajicekjoseph/14wtevyiguef7fog/wish/2096160514 zajicekjoseph https://padlet.com/zajicekjoseph/14wtevyiguef7fog/wish/2096166748 Invention: Telephone
Inventor: Thomas Adams
Purpose: The telephone came about because they were trying to improve the capabilities of the telegraph . After the telephone was invented, wealthy individuals and large corporations primarily used it as a means of communications between specific locations.]]> 2022-03-15 14:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/zajicekjoseph/14wtevyiguef7fog/wish/2096166748 zajicekjoseph https://padlet.com/zajicekjoseph/14wtevyiguef7fog/wish/2096177664 Invention: Light bulb
Inventor: Thomas Edison
Purpose: Edison was trying to come up with a high resistance system that would require far less electrical power than was used for the arc lamps.]]> 2022-03-15 15:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/zajicekjoseph/14wtevyiguef7fog/wish/2096177664 zajicekjoseph https://padlet.com/zajicekjoseph/14wtevyiguef7fog/wish/2096194928 Invention: Automobile
Inventor: Karl Benz
Purpose: Up until the early 1900s, few people lived more than a few miles from where they grew up. It was a matter of choice and logistics. Before cars were invented moving just a short distance away meant hours of buggy travel on rough roads.]]> 2022-03-15 15:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/zajicekjoseph/14wtevyiguef7fog/wish/2096194928 zajicekjoseph https://padlet.com/zajicekjoseph/14wtevyiguef7fog/wish/2096202758 Invention: Ballpoint pen
Inventor: John Loud
Purpose:John J Loud, received the first patent for a ballpoint pen back in 1888. Loud, a lawyer and occasional inventor, wanted an ink pen which would be able to write on rougher materials such as wood and leather as well as paper. ]]> 2022-03-15 15:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/zajicekjoseph/14wtevyiguef7fog/wish/2096202758