https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk en-us 2022-03-14 17:09:42 UTC 2026-02-24 20:47:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4b3.png stoughtonkendall https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2094324770 Invention: Computer Mouse
Inventor: Douglas Engelbart
Purpose: The computer mouse was used as a ‘X’ and ‘Y’ position coordinator and as a better way to point and click on a display screen. ]]> 2022-03-14 17:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2094324770 stoughtonkendall https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2094328853 Invention: Credit Card
Inventor: Frank X. McNamara
Purpose: The credit card was invented as a new way to eliminate the use of cash in big New York restaurants . ]]> 2022-03-14 17:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2094328853 stoughtonkendall https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2096374706 Invention: Rubik’s Cube
Inventor: Enrö Rubik
Purpose: The purpose of the Rubik’s Cube was to solve the structural problem of moving parts without it falling apart. ]]> 2022-03-15 16:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2096374706 stoughtonkendall https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2096407322 Invention: Satellite
Inventor: Soviet Space Program
Purpose: The purpose of the satellite was to study the Earth and the rest of our solar system. ]]> 2022-03-15 16:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2096407322 stoughtonkendall https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2096410819 Invention: Microwave Oven
Inventor: Percy Spencer
Purpose: The microwave oven was invented to cook food faster than convention ovens. ]]> 2022-03-15 17:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2096410819 stoughtonkendall https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2096422527 Invention: Nuclear Weapons
Inventor: Manhattan Project
Purpose: The reason nuclear weapons were invented was because they wanted to deter others from attacks on other countries ]]> 2022-03-15 17:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2096422527 stoughtonkendall https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2096429218 Invention: Velcro
Inventor: George de Mestral
Purpose: The purpose of Velcro was so that it could hold two pieces of clothing or in some cases materials or objects together. ]]> 2022-03-15 17:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2096429218 stoughtonkendall https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2096435274 Invention: Nylon
Inventor: Wallace H Carothers
Purpose: Nylon was used to make many things such as toothbrushes and later parachutes, combat clothing, hammocks, rafts, and even airplane fire cords.]]> 2022-03-15 17:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/stoughtonkendall/fsqdhngjzygf7svk/wish/2096435274