A patent was awarded to Willis Carrier, which gave us the world’s first Air Conditioner.
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German inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin granted a patent for the navigable balloon.
Engineer Alva J. Fisher patented the electric washing machine.
British pharmacist John Walker invented the matchstick by accident.
Inventor Elisha Otis acquired a patent for a steam engine for elevators.
The Wright Brothers were granted a patent for their 'flying machine' after applying for it three years earlier.
