BobRingReflections

Introduction I’ve been blogging lately about inventions - some on purpose inventions, some accidental.  This blog concludes the series of four article with:  Fifteen Accidental Inventions that Changed the World.  These include:  penicillin, X-rays, the blood thinner warfarin, implantable cardiac pace makers, pap smear, quinine, anesthesia, Viagra, Botox, smoke detectors, laminated safety glass, dynamite, vulcanized rubber, stainless steel cutlery, and dry cleaning.   For each of these 15 inventions, I will summarize the invention’s history and relate my (and/or Pat’s) personal experiences with the invention. My principal sources include “30 Life-Changing Inventions That Were Totally Accidental,” bestlifeonline.com; “7 Momentous Inventions Discovered by Accident,” history.com; “The Best Accidental Inventions,” inventionland.com; “9 Successful Inventions Made by Accident,” concordia.edu/blog; “15 Of the Coolest Accidental Inventions,” science.howstuffworks...

Introduction In my last blog on June 5, 2013, I wrote about “Ten Accidental Inventions that are Household Items.”  I sort of promised that I would revisit this topic with additional inventions that I didn’t cover last time.  So, this blog will cover “Ten More Accidental Inventions that are Common Household Items.”  The include:  matches, the artificial sweetener Saccharin, chocolate chip cookies, potato chips, ice cream cones, popsicles, chewing gum, silly putty, play-doh, and the Slinky.   For each of these ten inventions, I will summarize the invention’s history and relate my (and/or Pat’s) personal experiences with the invention. My principal sources include “30 Life-Changing Inventions That Were Totally Accidental,” bestlifeonline.com; “7 Momentous Inventions Discovered by Accident,” history.com; “The Best Accidental Inventions,” inventionland.com; “9 Successful Inventions Made by Accident,” concordia.edu/blog; “15 Of the Coolest Accidental Invention...