Robert Goddard was granted a patent for the rocket-powered aircraft.
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Cyrus McCormick patented the reaping machine.
Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes was granted the first patent for a laser.
Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.
William B. Purvis patented the electric switch on railways that would shut off the electric supply after carriages pass the contact device.
Isaac Singer was granted his patent for a commercial sewing machine.
