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 Daniel
Burnap was a Connecticut
clockmaker whose clocks were well-known
for their fine craftsmanship and
incredible timekeeping accuracy. |
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 How
Paper Is Made The
first machine to make paper was developed
in France around 1798. Although
papermaking machines have been greatly
improved and enlarged since then the
basic processes remain the same. |
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 Joseph
Marie Jacquard invented an
automated loom that used a system of
punched cards with sprung needles that
lifted only those threads corresponding
to the punched pattern on the card. His
loom made it possible to weave patterns
of remarkable complexity. |
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 Charles
Goodyear accidentally
discovered the process of vulcanization
in 1839. Despite the importance of his
discovery he was unable to capitalize on
the process. The company which now bears
his name wasn't even founded until 38
years after his death. |
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 History
of the Phonograph The
earliest known invention of a
phonographic recording device was the phonautograph,
invented by Edouard-Leon Scott and
patented on March 25, 1857. In 1887,
Emile Berliner invented the Gramophone,
which used a flat disk instead of a
cylinder. |
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