Harvey Kennedy patented the modern shoelace, which included aglet reinforced tips.
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Inventor Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine in England.
John B. Meyenberg from St. Louis, Missouri, patented powdered milk.
Scottish inventor John Logie Baird changed the world of communication and entertainment forever when he demonstrated television for the first time.
American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel was granted the patent for the revolving door.
The Safety Hood, which would later become the gas mask, was patented by Garrett Morgan.