10 Inventions !

[MystOGriff]

Hi there,

Voici un petit jeu ! Je vous propose ci-dessous dix inventions, à vous de trouver leur pays d'origine et..... si vous êtes courageux, qui et... quand

CORRECTION : VENDREDI 26 OCTOBRE 2007

1 – The mobile phone :
2 – The penicillin :
3 – The microphone :
4 – The scrabble game :
5 – Basketball :
6 – The chewing-gum :
7 – The scooter :
8 – The disposable shaver :
9 – The refrigerator :
10 – The hovercraft :

A vous de jouer !

MystO'
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[Fame]

Hi Mysto

That's a good idea

1 – The mobile phone : Martin Cooper is the inventor of the first portable handset and the first person to make a call on a portable cell phone on April 3, 1973 - U.S.

2 – The penicillin : was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 - Scotland

3 – The microphone : the first commercially practical microphone was the carbon microphone conceived in October 1876 by Thomas Edison - US

4 – The scrabble game : was invented by Alfred Mosher Butts in 1948- U.S.

5 – Basketball : The game of basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891 - Canada

6 – The chewing-gum : was invented by Frank Henry Fleer in 1906 - U.S.

7 – The scooter : George Gauthier invented the scooter in 1902 - France

8 – The disposable shaver : The first disposable shaver was invented by Big company in 1975 - France

9 – The refrigerator : The first electric refrigerator was invented in 1803 by Thomas Moore - Irland

10 – The hovercraft : The hovercraft was invented by Christopher Cockerell in 1956. - England

It was a real pleasure, thank you Mysto
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[MystOGriff]

Hi there !

I'm really glad you enjoyed this exercise, my dear Fame, many thanks for taking part and doing so well !

So, the answers are :

1 - The mobile phone : USA (Martin Cooper) 1973
2 – The penicillin : BRITAIN (Scotland) (Alexander Fleming) 1928
3 – The microphone : GERMANY (Emile Berliner) 1876
4 – The scrabble game : USA (Alfred Mosher Butts) 1948
5 – Basketball : CANADA (James Naismith) 1891
6 – The chewing-gum : USA (Thomas Adams) 1870
7 – The scooter : FRANCE (Georges Gauthier) 1902
8 – The disposable shaver : FRANCE (Bic) 1975
9 – The refrigerator : USA (Oliver Evans) 1805
10 – The hovercraft : BRITAIN (Christopher Cokerell) 1956


See you

MystO'Griff
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[Fame]

Hi Mysto,

Actually I have a doubt about this one :

9 – The refrigerator : USA (Oliver Evans) 1805 ==> he is often called the inventor of the refrigerator, although he never built one.
In fact, he designed a refrigeration machine which ran on vapor .
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[OrientCat]

Hi there
It's a great game, it's a pity I came too late for it
Hope there'll be another one
Kisses

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[MystOGriff]

Hello everybody !

You're totally right, my dear Fame ! I had hesitated before asking this question...

See you soon !

MystO'
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