Scotsman John Logie Baird demonstrated the color television transmission in London for the first time.
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Thomas J Martin patented the fire extinguisher.
Thomas Edison filed his patent for the Optical Phonograph.
The pocket watch patent was awarded to Dutch mathematician and scientist Christiaan Huygens.
British pharmacist John Walker invented the matchstick by accident.
Karl Benz patented the gasoline-operated motor car.
