The clarinet was invented in Nuremberg, Germany, by Johann Christoph Denner.
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Inventor Alan Clark was granted his patent for the telescope.
The world's favorite paper joiner, the stapler was patented by C. H. Gould in England.
American inventor Ogden Bolton Jr. patented the first electric-powered bicycle.
Robert Goddard was granted a patent for the rocket-powered aircraft.
The Safety Hood, which would later become the gas mask, was patented by Garrett Morgan.