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Who invented the dry razor?

If man shaves, not since the dawn of time, but for a long time, he has used through the ages a lot of materials such as flint, bronze or…

Who invented the Bic® pen?

“Goodbye blotters, stains on hands and ink that drools as you pass your wrist…” The pen and inkwell had reigned unchallenged for ages on the desks of French schoolchildren…

The toaster

Long before the invention of the first electric toaster, it was common to toast bread over the fire, using a long fork, or by placing the slices on a…

The invention of tires

40 years later, and without knowing Thomson's invention, another Scotsman, John Boyd Dunlop, a veterinarian probably tired of the noise caused by the solid wooden wheels of his son's…

The jeans

Denim takes its name from a sturdy fabric, made of wool and linen, manufactured in the independent Republic of Genoa in the 18th century. It is then used in…

The ball bearing

4,500 years ago, in Egypt, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world was being built. It was on the construction site of the pyramids of Giza that…

The rolling cart

It is impossible to imagine shopping in a supermarket without it. That's what Sylvan N. Goldmann, an Oklahoma-based grocer, quickly realized. In 1937, when he transforms his business into…

Contact lenses

Once again, we can find an idea close to the invention that concerns us in the writings of the greatest inventor of all time. But if in 1508, in…

The zipper

A lawyer's robe has 33 buttons, like the age of Christ at his death. This corporation, originally represented by clergymen in cassocks, never took advantage of the patented invention…

The non-stick pan

If fried eggs have been sliding happily into your pan without the addition of oil since 1956, it's thanks to Marc Grégoire. A flashback is necessary. Indeed, at the…

Invention of the bra

An early feminist, Herminie Cadolle, a Corsican worker and a valiant Communard close to Louise Michèle, decides that this object of torture must be stopped: it deforms bodies and…

The parachute

To shine in society, when evoking the history of fundamental inventions such as the parachute, one takes little risk in quoting the name of the inevitable Leonardo da Vinci.…

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