Who invented the sandwhich, the tyre and the ferris wheel?
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&*&*&\n\nThe Earl Of Sandwich\nHe is also credited with the invention of the sandwich, the name obviously derived from his title. It was long said that he invented the food to sustain himself while gambling without having to eat a full meal; he would never leave his seat at his gambling table and, when compelled to eat, asked his servants to bring him a piece of meat between two slices of bread. His biographer Rodger, however, points out that the sole source of this rumour was gossip mentioned in a travel book by Grosley, and that at the period in question (1765) the Earl was known to be very busy, and it is just as likely that this was for the purpose of eating at his desk. Sandwiches were likely eaten long before the Earl's life — for example, according to Jewish tradition, sanwiches made of unleavened bread and bitter herbs are eaten on Passover.\n\n    * Charles Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber in 1844 that was later used for tires.\n    * In 1888, John Dunlop invented the air-filled or pneumatic tires, however, his were for bicycles. \n    * In 1895, André Michelin was the first person to use pneumatic tires on an automobile, however, not successfully. \n    * In 1911, Philip Strauss invented the first successful tire, which was a combination tire and air filled inner tube. Strauss' company the Hardman Tire & Rubber Company marketed the tires. \n    * In 1903, P.W. Litchfield of the Goodyear Tire Company patented the first tubeless tire, however, it was never commercially exploited until the 1954 Packard. \n    * In 1904, mountable rims were introduced that allowed drivers to fix their own flats. In 1908, Frank Seiberling invented grooved tires with improved road traction. \n    * In 1910, B.F. Goodrich Company invented longer life tires by adding carbon to the rubber. \n    * Goodrich also invented the first synthetic rubber tires in 1937 made of a patented substance called Chemigum.\n\nPneumatic Tyre (Tire)\nJohn Boyd Dunlop (1840-1921) was a Scottish veterinarian and the recognized inventor of the first practical pneumatic or inflatable tyre/tire. His patent was for a bicycle tire, granted in 1888. However, Robert William Thomson (1822 - 1873) invented the actual first vulcanised rubber pneumatic tire. Thomson patented his pneumatic tire in 1845, his invention worked well but was to costly to catch on. Dunlop's tire patented in 1888 did, and so he received the most recognition. William Thomson also patented a fountain pen (1849) and a steam traction engine (1867).\n\nThe Ferris Wheel - George W. Ferris\nThe first ferris wheel was designed by George W. Ferris, a bridge-builder from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ferris began his career in the railroad industry and then pursued an interest in bridge building. He understood the growing need for structural steel, Ferris founded G.W.G. Ferris & Co. in Pittsburgh, a firm that tested and inspected metals for railroads and bridge builders.\n\nHe built the Ferris Wheel for the 1893 World's Fair, which was held in Chicago to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus's landing in America. The Chicago Fair's organizers wanted something that would rival the Eiffel Tower. Gustave Eiffel had built the tower for the Paris World's Fair of 1889, which honored the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.\n\nFinding a suitable design proved difficult: Architect Daniel H. Burnham, who was in charge of selecting the project for the Chicago World's Fair, complained at an engineer's banquet in 1891 about having found nothing that "met the expectations of the people". Among the audience was George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., owner of a firm that tested iron and steel. He had an inspiration and scribbled the design for the Ferris Wheel on a napkin during the dinner.\n\nIt was considered an engineering wonder: two 140-foot steel towers supported the wheel; they were connected by a 45-foot axle, the largest single piece of forged steel ever ma
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The first automobiles were built in Germany in 1886. Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz separately created their own "horseless carriages" to sell to the public. Of course, in 1769, Nicolas Joseph Cugnot invented a military tractor which was the first self-propelled road vehicle. So really, it all depends on exactly what you're lookin' for.
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Invented by Sylvester Poon in 1897, first known as arsewipes\nbut didn`t sell so changed name one year later.
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Something he invented.
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How about the wheel?   A perfect design...timeless, still in use, a perfect form...never ending.
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Henry Ford and his Model T for a semi-modern one.\n\nBack in 1335, Guido da Vigevano made a wind-powered car.  There were plenty of others along the way that ran on different things.  Check the site below for more details: http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/cars/carhist.htm
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In 1855, Charles Goodyear designed and built the first vulcanized rubber soccer balls (footballs).  \nMade of vulcanized rubber panels glued at the seams ( almost like the basketball balls we know today).
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einstein\nnewton\ndarwin\ncopernicus
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this is the first time that i'm hearing abt a sandwitch engineer!\nlol, what a funny name! \nbtw r u sure its sandwitch n not sandwich??:-)
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Do you mean the AUTHOR?\n\nAlgebra was created by the Egyptians, Balbylonians, and Greeks.
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Johann Wolfgang!\n\nHe discovered furfural, worked on the use of platinum as a catalyst, and invented a lighter, known as Döbereiner's Lamp.\n\n:)
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who invented computer
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Dr. James Naismith invented it.\n\nGeorge Mikan was the star who helped popularize it
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Sorry, but the gear, like the wheel, has been around for so long that no one is sure who created it first.
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Joseph-Armand Bombardier invented the snowmobile.\n\nHe was a brilliant man. When he was thirteen he was already making locomotives, tractors, even miniature boats with clockwork mechanisms. Joseph-Armand had a dream - to conquer the obstacle of snow in winter.
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they are called spinners and they are basically a hub cap attached to the wheel and they where patented by a NBA player, I can't remember his name for sure but I think it was Sprewhell(sp?)
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The mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart of Stanford Research Institute in 1963 after extensive usability testing. The first mouse was bulky and used two gear wheels perpendicular to each other: the rotation of each wheel was translated into motion along one axis in the plane. Engelbart received patent US3541541 on November 17, 1970 for an "X-Y Position Indicator For A Display System".