A steamboat patent was granted to the American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton.
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The pocket watch patent was awarded to Dutch mathematician and scientist Christiaan Huygens.
Inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell patented the pencil in the US.
The Soviet Union started mass producing the AK-47 assault rifle.
The Clermont steamboat by Robert Fulton made its maiden trip up the Hudson River.
Isaac R. Johnson received his patent for the bicycle frame.
