The Invention of Super Glue

Bandaids were made in 1921. First company that had it was Johnson and Johnson. It's able to stay on you even in the bad weather. It's sticks on you. Bandaids have changed my life.

To me, progress does not always mean making successive improvements, but instead it means finding the best means of improvement. Based on my definition, I believe that the United States has made continual progress. Although there are times where we do not make giant leaps and bounds, we have always been in pursuit of finding the best route to take in order to solve a problem.

The most important and influential invention in history is the light bulb. The light bulb was created by Thomas Edison in 1879. It is used in many different ways today. It is used to help us see during the day and when it is dark out. We use the lightbulb at home, work, school, stores, and even at gyms. Even though Edison was not the one who came up with the idea of the lightbulb, he is credited with making the first successful one. There were twenty-three other people before him who have tried numerously and failed. It took Edison a year to create the light bulb. In that year, he experimented with over 1,400 fibers until he tried cotton fiber. Cotton fiber allowed a light bulb to last 1,500 hours compared to forty hours.

In the year 1790, the United States had begun to make a name for itself. The United States was ending its own revolution and the world was evolving around it. The country’s new found freedom created a need for self-reliance. The United States was out to prove its worth, that its institutions, democracy, and military were worth the efforts of so many. During this time the number of inventions created throughout the world was astonishing. Inventions like: the cotton gin, batteries, cupcakes, crackers, gas turbine, and bicycles are just a few inventions that were created during this time period. Donalad W. Banner, U.S. Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, wrote The Book of Knowledge where he explained that before the patent was created

In the early 1860’s, new inventions and technology in the United States would completely evolve during the Civil War. One of the several technological advances at this time was the telegraph and it changed the outcome of not only the war but the future, by providing faster communication between the President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln and his Union Generals. This essential apparatus was constructed by Samuel Morse and Lincoln was the first president to communicate efficiently to his generals. More importantly, this device increased the Union’s chances of winning the war since the Confederates lacked the technology that allowed information to transmit to their own troops.

Many helpful and life changing items were invented during the 1700’s. Did you know the first automobile was invented in 1700? There were many important inventions made in the 1700s. Without most of these inventions, our lives would be very different. Have you ever wondered what inventions made in 1700 were life changing? Ben Franklin made many of these important inventions. Cugnot also had an important invention. There were many other essential inventions and inventors that have influenced our lives today.

Following World War Two, the 1950’s became a time of prosperity that embodied new culture, a consumers’ market, and major fads. New products and technology was being produced and sold at prices that were affordable for the average American family. One product in particular stands out to me when thinking about an invention that impacted the nation, the automobile. Car had already been around for a while, but their sales and use exploded in the suburbs. Factories that produced military supplies converted to automobile plants and began to sale millions of vehicles. Chevrolet, Ford, and Plymouth were “the low-priced three” car manufactures, and their cheap sale prices allowed both husband and wife to own a car, known as a “two-car family” (Conlin

Macromolecules BCM 261 10/13/2014 Caroline Venter 13019865 Introduction Background Many of the molecules that are crucial in living organisms and systems are very large and are usually made up of macromolecules. Macromolecules are organic molecules with a large molecular mass and consist of repeating units called monomers. These repeating monomers are formed via condensation or dehydration reactions (loss of water or other small molecules in order to join two molecules) and usually each have a small molecular mass which contributes to the overall large molecular mass of macromolecules (Jenkins, Kratochvíl, Stepto, & Suter, 2009).

The degree of engineering production has substantially increased over the last one hundred years. There exists numerous reasons why the world has been able to progress so quickly in the last one hundred years than the few thousand years before. The main answer lies in the invention of the assembly line. Prior to the assembly line, production rate was dependent on the precision of specific parts for an item and a worker’s ability to assemble the specific parts together. The assembly line eliminated the idea of a worker who must be trained to build every part of a machine or item. Instead, the assembly line focused more on small independent jobs for lesser trained employees. With the assembly line, an employee would

Scientists found out how to make a gum base: which is basically a kind of synthetic rubber.

A gecko’s grip- Geckos are reptiles that can walk on walls and ceilings. Their toes are sticky which help them climb. They have miniscule projections called setae and these then branch into fine tips called spatulas. These spatulas are thin hair like fibers that are found in bunched up in certain areas of their feet. Analysts in California trust that the reptile's "sticky" toes can help in producing a dry and self-cleaning adhesive. (Lewis, 2013) (Kishor Kalauni, 2014)

Kevlar was invented by a chemist by the name of Stephanie Kwolek. She invented kevlar while trying to make a substance stronger and lightweight fibers to replace steel in tires to improve fuel economy. After the creation, mass producing the material was hard, but it eventually happened in 1971. Since the mass production of this magical material, it is now in many different kinds of protective gear.

Johnson invented the super soaker. For this genius invention, he earned $72.9 million dollars. All the credit shouldn’t go to Lonnie though.The reason it launched is because a former NASA scientist is the person who found his company. He grew up in Alabama. It was released in 1988, but wasn’t popular then it was popular a year later, when the name was changed. It was changed to Super soaker and some people call it a Power Drencher. The Super Soaker is not battery powered.

Lip balm an everyday tool practically everyone uses. Lip balm such an easy concept to look over and not think twice about. However, theres so much more to lip balm that’s not just “that stuff the helps your lips”. Some information about lip balm that no one knows is that lip balm started in the early 1880s. Lip balm was first made with candle wax. Eventually, it came this wax that helps contain the water on your lips and keep them from getting chapped. Some questions that are never answered about lip balm are where did lip balm start? What’s the chemistry behind lip balm? What is lip balm made out of? How does it help? Should we change anything about lip balm? Is it effecting the planet in a negative way?

Charles Goodyear was a man of determination, He dedicated most of this life to creating vulcanized rubber it is more or less a moldable and water-resistant rubber. He received is patent in 1844 for his invention.