Learn who invented the skateboard, the frisbee, sneakers, the bicycle, the boomerang and
other sporting goods.
Sprinkler Systems
The first fire sprinkler system was invented by American, Henry Parmalee in 1874.
Stamps
Rowland Hill invented the postage stamp in 1837, an act for which he was knighted.
Stapler
Brass paper fasteners were introduced in the mid-1860s, and by 1866 George W. McGill
had developed a machine to insert these fasteners into papers. The first stapling machine
with a magazine that held a supply of preformed wire staples that were fed automatically
to the staple-driving mechanism was patented in 1878.
Statue of Liberty
Bartholdi was a French sculptor born in Alsace - He created many monumental sculptures
- his most famous work was the Statue of Liberty.
Steamboats
Robert Fulton invented the first successful steamboat on August 7, 1807. Also See -
Steamboats American
Steam Engines
Thomas Newcomen invented the atmospheric steam engine in 1712 - steam engine
history and information on the men and women involved with steam engines.
Steel
Henry Bessemer invented the first process for mass-producing steel inexpensively.
Stem Cell Research
James Thomson was the first scientist to isolate and culture human embryonic stem cells.
Sterotyping
William Ged invented stereotyping in 1725. Sterotyping is a process in which a whole page
of type is cast in a single mold so that a printing plate can be made from it.
Stoves
The history of stoves.
Straws
In 1888, Marvin Stone patented the spiral winding process to manufacture the first paper
drinking straws.
Street Sweeper
C. B. Brooks invented an improved street sweeper truck and patented it on March 17,
- Styrofoam
What we commonly call styrofoam, is actually the most recognizable form of foam
polystyrene packaging.
Submarines
Study the evolution of submarine design, from the submarine's beginning as a compressed
air or human-powered warship to today's nuclear-powered subs.
Sugar Processing Evaporator