Let’s learn some interesting inventions of Germany in this new episode of “Inventions”. We have to refill our car engines with diesel, right? But who made these diesel engines? It was made by Rudolf Diesel in 1868. One day he got an idea of creating a high compression igniting engine for cars. After a lot of experimentations, he finally made a fuel-based engine. The outlook of the diesel engine might have changed and modified today but the basic characteristics and technological science date back to the 1896 model.

Every science lab has an electron microscope. Microscopes magnify small particles and give us a wider view. In 1931, German physicist Ernst Ruska and Max Knoll created the first working electron microscope which is a super useful invention in the world of science.

You might have seen your parents wearing a contact lens in their eyes. Do you know what are those for? Contact lens corrects the problem of focus in our eyes and provides us with good vision. In 1888, a German ophthalmologist Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick used a blown glass to create the lens that would protect the cornea, the transparent part of our eye.
The tape recorder is a kind of mixed invention. Fritz Pfleumer in 1928 invented magnetic tape and following this invention, later tape recorder was created. The 1st tape recorder was demonstrated in 1935. An audio engineer, John Mulein created the tape recorder all by himself in his studio.

We all know about MP3 right? The audio format is used to compress large audio files without losing their original quality. Mp3 stands for MPEG. Mp1 appeared in 1992 but had low bandwidth. Then with a lot of modifications, MP2 was made which was ideally played for DVDs. The came MP3 which turned out to be a major hit all across the globe.

Let’s learn about all these great German inventions in this short kids podcast.

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Switzerland is considered to be one of the beautiful countries across the globe and was also named the most innovative country in 2015. Talking about the inventions of this country, let’s start with zip. Yes, the zip we have on our clothes was first discovered in Switzerland in 1923 by Martin Winterhalter. He had to invest a lot to get a patent for his innovation.

Velcro is a type of hook which was also introduced in Switzerland. The word comes from French words meaning velvet and hook. It can be often found on our shoes or medical belts and even in jackets. Velcro is usually made from seeds. An engineer named Geroge de Mestral made velcro his hook and loop fastening method and invented it. In 1952 NASA absorbed this invention and started using it.

How many of you love and crave milk chocolates? We all do, right! Switzerland is known for its chocolates. Yummy!! Milk chocolates were first invented by Daniel Peter in 1870. This creation of his is considered to be quite a popular invention. 

We have seen our parents wrap the round tortillas or chappatis in aluminum foil right? But did it ever occur to you that who invented it? Well, the patent of this invention was taken by Henrick Alfred in 1905 but was not launched by 1910. This product went popular everywhere.

WWW, World Wide Web, is the internet service we all use to gather information. It was invented by Tim Berners Lee, a British scientist in 1989. He developed the internet and started using it in his own office in the beginning. And now years later we all know how useful the internet is. We all are dependable on it. Anyone can use it from any corner of the world. 

Museli is a famous breakfast that was first created in Switzerland by physician Maximillam Breacher. In the 1970s people got into this craze of staying healthy and eating that’s when the physician made this and even offered his patients to eat it. Museli is still considered to be a healthy diet full of proteins and minerals.

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After France, we head to another very popular country, Canada, that happened to have made its reputation for its own unique inventions. We start with a popular sport, Basketball. James Naismith invented basketball and was the first one to make a basketball team- Canadian Heritage Minute. He did not just invent basketball but also the entire sport and wrote its rule book as the sports coach. 

Do you know what is a paint roller? The handy roller used to paint the walls of our houses.  Yes, the paint roller was invented in Toronto in 1940 by Norman Breakey. Unfortunately, he passed away before he could take a patent for his work but later an American man Richard C. Adams took the patent for a paint roller and is now widely accredited for being the inventor of it. 

The next invention we will talk about is the garbage bag. We all use these bags at home for hygiene and sanitation. Ever wondered how did it come into existence and who invented it?  The green polythene bag was invented by Harry Wasylyk and Larry Hansen in 1950. This invention was liked by a lot of people and soon a brand bought the invention. Parallelly, Frank Plom a Canadian inventor designed and invented the same product too.

Insulin is a hormone produced by the human pancreas which allows our bodies to use glucose. When our body is unable to produce insulin, doctors recommend us to take man-made insulin. Insulin was invented by Sir Frederick Banting along with a biochemist John Macleod in Canada. They were even awarded a Noble prize in physiology for this. 

Who is hungry after listening so much?  Wanna grab some bread and peanut butter? But do you know who invented peanut butter? American pharmacist, Marcellus Gilmore Edson of Canada patented peanut paste, now known as peanut butter in 1884.

We will talk about many more inventions in coming episodes, till then keep tuned with Chimes Radio. You can also enjoy our live radio segment.

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