Winters noticed that firemen had to take ladders off of their wagons to climb to windows, rescue people, and spray water on fires. He thought…
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On May 6, 1851 John Gorrie received a patent for an ice-making machine - This Day in Patent History
On May 6, 1851 John Gorrie received a patent for an ice-making machine. He was an early pioneer in the invention of the artificial manufacture…
This Day in Patent History - On May 5, 1809 Mary Kies became the first women to get a patent. It was for a process for "weaving straw with silk or thread"
The patent was signed by President James Madison. Kies’ technique proved valuable in making cost-effective work bonnets. The first lady Dolly Madison was so pleased…