Invented by Richard Gatling, it is known for its use by the Union forces during the American Civil War in the 1860s, which was the first time it was employed in combat.

* Liner Lock – Invented by Michael Walker, uses a leaf spring-type liner within the groove of the handle that snaps into position under the blade when it is deployed.

Invented in 1796 by German author and actor Alois Senefelder as a cheap method of publishing theatrical works, lithography can be used to print text or artwork onto paper or other suitable material.

Invented by a poet and a local newspaper columnist Eric Kosciuszko in the 1920s, it has since been adopted by state and local government as well as the residents, and has taken on the sense of a general spring celebration.

Invented in 1949 and marketed and sold commercially by Hasbro in 1952, Mr. Potato Head is an American toy that consists of a plastic potato and attachable plastic parts such as ears and eyes to make a face.

Invented in the first decades of the 19th century, photography ( by way of the camera ) seemed able to capture more detail and information than traditional mediums, such as painting and sculpting.

Guralnick wrote the script for A & E's documentary, Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ' n ' Roll, narrated by Billy Bob Thornton, and he also scripted Sam Cooke-Legend, narrated by Jeffrey Wright.

Invented by the British Mathematician and 3 times runner-up at the World Championship and 5 times British Champion Graham Brightwell, this is the tiebreaker that is now used in many tournaments including the WOC.

* The Burnside carbine: Invented by future general Ambrose Burnside in 1857, this percussion-cap carbine became the third-most common cavalry breechloader in the Civil War after the Sharps and Spencer.

Invented traditions are a central component of modern national cultures, providing a commonality of experience and promoting the unified national identity espoused by nationalism.

The Culture novel Excession by Iain M. Banks features a ship called Not Invented Here.

Invented by Jeffrey Kaufman and Clive Hohberger.

Invented by the Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva to create an aircraft that could safely fly at slow speeds, the autogyro was first flown on 9 January 1923, at Cuatro Vientos Airfield in Madrid.

* Dropa stones: Invented by David Gamon ( as David Agamon ) as part of his false document Sungods in Exile.

Invented ( 1888 ) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies ' baseball.

In 2000, a documentary about his life and involvement in the emergence of Rock and Roll called " Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ' n ' Roll " was released by A & E Television Networks.

Invented in 1919 in Russia by Lev Sergeivitch Termen, the Theremin was not only the first electronic musical instrument, but also the first ( and still the only ) instrument played without touching it by moving the hands in the space between two antennas, one of which controls intonation and the other the volume.

Invented by Sir James Dewar in 1892, the vacuum flask consists of two flasks, placed one within the other and joined at the neck.

George Garrett ( inventor ): Invented a submarine, powered by steam and called ' Resurgam '.

John Getty McGee: Invented the Ulster Overcoat as worn by Sherlock Holmes.

Invented in 1897, the duck brake, aka Duck Roller Brake used a rod operated by a lever on the handlebar to pull twin friction rollers ( usually made of wood or rubber ) against the front tyre.

In late 2009, Bill Barnes ( of Unshelved ) and Paul Southworth ( of Ugly Hill and You Are Dead ) launched a webcomic titled " Not Invented Here " which parodies mistakes made in the software development industry such as overly optimistic schedules, improper specifications, interferences from marketing ( and other outside sources or departments ) and many others.

Invented in the late 1950s and named after Paul Neill of Bell Labs and Carl Concelman of Amphenol, the TNC connector has been employed in a wide range of radio and wired applications.

Invented by Joan and Rudolf Benesh in the late 1940s, the system uses abstract symbols based on figurative representations of the human body.

Invented by Milos Konopasek in the late 1970s and initially developed in 1982 by Software Arts, the company behind VisiCalc, TK Solver was acquired by Universal Technical Systems in 1984 after Software Arts fell into financial difficulty and was sold to Lotus Software.

Invented in the late 19th century, electric stoves became popular as replacements for solid-fuel ( wood or coal ) stoves which required more labor to operate and maintain.

Invented in France in the late 18th century, it gained popularity through most of Europe ( especially England ) throughout the 19th century.

William Hyde Wollaston: Invented a clever mirror-and-prism device ( Camera lucida ) that lets you see your subject superimposed on your sketch pad.

Invented by Dr. Stuart Meloy in Winston-Salem, the device employs a function generator manufactured by Advanced Medical Electronics Corporation ( AME Corp .).

Invented in the 19th century, the process allowed rapid and accurate reproduction of documents used in construction and industry.

Invented by the German physicist August Toepler in 1864 to study supersonic motion, it is widely used in aeronautical engineering to photograph the flow of air around objects.

Invented for convenience at the opera, collapsible top hats are still used as eveningwear.

Invented by Raymond De Walt in 1922, the radial arm saw was the primary tool used for cutting long pieces of stock to length until the introduction of the power miter saw in the 1970s.

Invented by Peter Cooper Hewitt in 1902, the mercury arc rectifier was used to convert alternating current ( AC ) into direct current ( DC ).

Invented by Elmer Ambrose Sperry in the early 1900s, the detector car initially used induction to detect cracks within the steel.

Invented by GE, these are widely used today in all areas of manufacture.

Invented and developed by the Métis and Anglo-Metis peoples, it is sometimes used today as a symbol of Metis nationalism.

Invented in 1896 by Swedish machinist Carl Edvard Johansson, they are used as a reference for the calibration of measuring equipment used in machine shops, such as micrometers, sine bars, calipers, and dial indicators ( when used in an inspection role ).

Invented by Brain Prentis ; used by David and later mass produced by Rizome.

Invented by René Descartes and originally used to locate positions on military maps, this skill is now assumed of everyone who wants to locate grid 7A on any map.

Invented by Stuart Pugh the decision-matrix method, also Pugh method, Pugh Concept Selection is a quantitative technique used to rank the multi-dimensional options of an option set.

Invented by the Dutch mathematics teacher Albert E. Bosman in 1942, it is named after the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras because each triple of touching squares encloses a right triangle, in a configuration traditionally used to depict the Pythagorean theorem.

Invented by Anton Flettner and used in Flettner Fl 282, Kaman HH-43 Huskie, and Kaman K-MAX.

Invented in the mid-1960s at Stanford University by Dr. Dwight Allen, micro-teaching has been used with success for several decades now, as a way to help teachers acquire new skills.