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WHEEL BREAKTHROUGH
Inventor of the wheel - from Sumerians to Robert William Thomson
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CHECK MATE
Origins of chess - theories from war game Chaturanga to military leader Hán Xin
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HERE IN MY CAR
Who invented the motor car?
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WHAT A VISIONARY
The invention of the camera - from the Han Dynasty to Kodak Brownie
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LISTEN UP
Inventor of the radio - from Guglielmo Marconi to Nikola Tesla
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DOES NOT COMPUTE
The inventor of the computer - from Charles Babbage to Alan Turing
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ELECTRONIC BRAIN
Everything to know about when the first computer was invented
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PLASTIC FANTASTIC
History of plastic from invention to reintroduction of natural polymers
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PICTURE FIRST
What to know about the origins of the selfie
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GIVE ME A BELL
Who invented the telephone? History of the device explained
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PICTURE THIS
Who invented the television? History of the small screen explained
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BY GEORGE
All about scientist George Washington Carver and his rise from slave to inventor
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CLASS ACT
Who invented school and how has education changed since it started?
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SHED SOME LIGHT
The history and inventor of the humble light bulb
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CRACKING IDEA
Christmas crackers - who invented them and when was the joke added?
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LOVE BUG
Who are Dr Ugur Sahin & Dr Özlem Türeci? Billionaire couple behind Pfizer vaccine
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behind the app
Who invented TikTok?
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STONE CLONE
Native American stone tool designs invented 13,000 years ago found in ARABIA
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