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The list American inventions includes
Television, Online video platform, Commodore 64, Bra and Videotape.
The list consists of 434 members
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Television
Telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images
Overview: Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television ...
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Online video platform
Platform for users to upload, share videos or live stream videos on the InternetOverview: An online video platform (OVP) enables users to upload, convert, store, and play back video content on the Internet, often via a private server structured, large-scale system that may generate revenue ... 0
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Commodore 64
8-bit home computer introduced in 1982
Overview: The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas) ... 0
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Video game
Electronic game that involves a user interface and visual feedback
Overview: A video game, sometimes further qualified as a computer game, is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion ... 0
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Bra
undergarment for supporting, promoting/concealing and confining breast movement
Overview: A bra, short for brassiere or brassière (), is form-fitting underwear that is primarily used to support and cover a person's breasts. A typical bra consists of a chest band that wraps around the torso ... 0
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Jeans
Trousers often made from denim or dungaree cloth
Overview: Jeans are a type of trousers made from denim or dungaree cloth. Often the term "jeans" refers to a particular style of trousers, called "blue jeans", with the addition of copper pocket rivets added by ... 0
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Nylon
Family of synthetic polymers originally developed as textile fibres
Overview: Nylon is a family of synthetic polymers characterized by amide linkages, typically connecting aliphatic or semi-aromatic groups. 0
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Videotape
Magnetic tape used for storing video and sound simultaneously
Overview: Videotape is magnetic tape used for storing video and usually sound in addition. Information stored can be in the form of either an analog or digital signal. Videotape is used in both video tape recorders ... 0
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Amiga
Family of personal computers sold by Commodore
Overview: Amiga is a family of personal computers produced by Commodore from 1985 until the company's bankruptcy in 1994, with production by others afterward. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s ... 0
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Feature film
film with a full-length running time
Overview: A feature film or feature-length film (often abbreviated to feature), also called a theatrical film, is a film (motion picture, "movie" or simply “picture”) with a running time long enough to be considered ... 0
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Internet
Global system of connected computer networks
Overview: The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a network of networks ... 0
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Karsten Solheim
American businessmanOverview: Karsten Solheim (September 15, 1911 – February 16, 2000) was an American golf club designer and businessman. He founded Karsten Manufacturing, a golf club maker better known by the name of PING ...Date of birth: 15 September 1911Date of death: 16 February 2000Age: 88 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Business 0
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George Stibitz
American computer pioneer
Overview: George Robert Stibitz (April 30, 1904 – January 31, 1995) was a Bell Labs researcher internationally recognized as one of the fathers of the modern first digital computer. He was known for his work in ...Date of birth: 20 April 1904Date of death: 31 January 1995Age: 90 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Inventor 0
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Mri
Medical imaging technique
Overview: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI), or magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to visualize detailed internal stru ... 0
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Jellybean
Small bean-shaped confectionery
Overview: Jelly beans are a small bean-shaped type of confectionery with a hard candy shell and a gummy interior which come in a wide variety of flavors. The confection is primarily made of sugar. 0
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Fridge
Household or industrial appliance for preserving food at a low temperature
Overview: A refrigerator (commonly abbreviated as fridge) is a cooling apparatus. The common household appliance comprises a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump—chemical or mechanical means—to transfer ... 0
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Fleshlight
sex toy manufacturerOverview: The Fleshlight is a brand of artificial vagina, oral, or anal sex toy. It is a masturbatory aid, which is used by inserting the penis into its opening. 0
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Laser diode
semiconductor laser
Overview: A laser diode (LD, also injection laser diode or ILD or semiconductor laser or diode laser) is a semiconductor device similar to a light-emitting diode in which a diode pumped directly with electrical ... 0
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Firewall (computing)
network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rulesOverview: In computing, a firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on configurable security rules. A firewall typically establishes a barrier ... 0
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Vibrator (sex toy)
sex toy that is used on the body to produce pleasurable erotic stimulation
Overview: A vibrator, sometimes described as a massager, is a sex toy that is used on the body to produce pleasurable sexual stimulation. There are many different shapes and models of vibrators. Most modern vibrators ... 0
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