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FILED PATENTS

Exploring the extraordinary stories behind the world's most fascinating patents

Patents That Changed History

1876

Telephone

The first device that could transmit speech electrically.

Inventor: Alexander Graham Bell
1903

Flying Machine

The first successful powered aircraft with controlled flight.

Inventor: Wright Brothers
1928

Penicillin

The discovery that led to the first antibiotic medication.

Inventor: Alexander Fleming
1947

Transistor

The building block of modern electronics and computing.

Inventor: Bell Labs
1973

Mobile Phone

The first handheld cellular mobile phone.

Inventor: Martin Cooper
1989

World Wide Web

The foundation of the modern internet as we know it.

Inventor: Tim Berners-Lee
2007

iPhone

Revolutionized mobile computing and smartphones.

Inventor: Apple Inc.

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