Inventor Elias Howe was awarded the patent for the lockstitch sewing machine.
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The lie detector, invented in 1921 by John Augustus Larson, was first used in the Netherlands.
Inventor Daniel Cooper patented the first time clock in the US.
Inventor Leo Baekeland patented the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite, which sparked the birth of the plastics industry.
Inventor Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine in England.
Thomas Gibson and James Mcgrath patented a steerable sled.
