It was the first powered textile machine and enabled the move away from small home
manufacturing towards factory production.
Water Heaters
Edwin Ruud invented the automatic storage water heater in 1889.
Water Mills
The history and workings of water mills, windmills, paper mills and other types of mills.
Water Wheel
The water wheel is an ancient device that uses flowing or falling water to create power by
means of a set of paddles mounted around a wheel.
Waterskiing Related
Waterskiing was invented in 1922 by Ralph Samuelson, an eighteen-year-old from
Minnesota. Samuelson proposed the idea that if you could ski on snow, then you could ski
on water.
WD- 40
Norm Larsen invented WD-40 in 1953.
Weather Instruments
The history and patents behind different weather measuring instruments.
WebTV
The history of WebTV.
Welding Tools and Welding Related
In 1885, Nikolai Benardos and Stanislav Olszewski were granted a patent for an electric arc
welder with a carbon electrode called the Electrogefest. Benardos and Olszewski are
considered the fathers of welding apparatus.
Wheel
Everyone kept asking me who invented the wheel; here is the answer.
Wheelbarrow
Chuko Liang of China is considered to be the creator of the wheelbarrow.
Wheelchairs
The first dedicated wheelchair was made for Phillip II of Spain.
Wigs
The history of hats and wigs.
Windmills
Information on the history and workings of water mills, windmills, paper mills and other
types of mills.
Windows
The history of Microsoft's graphical user interface for personal computers.
Windshield Wipers
Mary Anderson invented windshield wipers. The history of cars.
Windsurfing Related
Windsurfing or boardsailing is a sport that combines sailing and surfing and uses a one
person craft called a sailboard.
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