20th Century Inventions, 1900-1930

20TH CENTURY INVENTIONS, 1900-1930

Great inventions of the early 20th century:

1900
In 1900 the zeppelin was invented by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
And Seeberg finally realized the escalator should be set at a slant.

1900
Marconi invented radio and its very fist station.
Then survived a lawsuit from the World Voice-Throwing Federation.

1901
Herbert Booth invented the vacuum cleaner.
Then realized vacuums were empty, so couldn't possibly need cleaning.

1902
In summer 1902, Carrier's air conditioner could-a given homes more comfort.
But air is very independent and found its conditions unacceptable and abhorrent.

1902
The new lie detector was misunderstood, when first unveiled, something funny occurred.
No one in the room would say a single word!

1902
The teddy bear was born and went on to glory.
The bare teddy was too, but that's a different story.

1904
The tractor was invented in the 19 aughts.
Due respect to all Trekkies the tractor beam was not.

1908
The Model T was invented but the buying public stayed clear.
Most buyers preferred waiting for the full-sized version to appear.

1913
For a planned line of see-through blouses Paul Poiret sees a flaw,
when in 1913 Mary Phillips Jacobs invents the bra.

1920
In 1920 Earle Dickinson invents the band-aide.
Soon after, little Bobby Wilson invents the scrapped knee, on the playground in 3rd grade.

1923
Garret Morgan creates the first traffic red light.
Two minutes later Randy "Bowser" Jackson invents running a red light.

1923
In 1923 Clarence Birdseye invents frozen food.
The frozen part, not the food!

1927
Technicolor comes along in 1927,
allows the creation of techni-movies, and viewers are in seventh heaven.

1930
Two thousand miles apart, Frank Whittle and Dr. Hans von Ohain claim credit for the jet engine's invention.
But Whittle couldn't explain how his engine came to be found in von Ohain's workshop, giving his claim much suspicion.

-Ken Page
and The Drive-by Historians