He is also shown as an inventor / huckster ( in the style of Ron Popeil ) on the television show I Can't Believe They Invented It !, with products such as the " Juice Loosener " in " Marge in Chains ", an inefficient juicer made in Japan which ultimately causes an influenza epidemic in Springfield ( due to one of the workers at the factory having the disease, but still going to work, thus spreading his germs through the packaging ).

Invented in 1931, the electric guitar became a necessity as jazz musicians sought to amplify their sound in the big band format.

* 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.

Le Twiddle was particularly licentious and became popular with young men in bars and nightclubs leading to outraged reports in the Spanish press (" English Claim Pope Invented New Dance "), which in turn attracted the attention of Franco's Fascist Guardia who banned it, making several arrests to prove their point.

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 by a small company in 1985, the lolo ball became a fad in the mid-1980s when Hasbro mass-produced it.

There was never an " official " expansion of WAITS, but a common variant was " West-coast Alternative to ITS "; another variant was " Worst Acronym Invented for a Timesharing System ".

Invented by Edward E. Simmons and Arthur C. Ruge in 1938, the most common type of strain gauge consists of an insulating flexible backing which supports a metallic foil pattern.

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 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.

Dennis Gabor: Invented the hologram on a tennis court-before it was possible to make one.

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

The Hives have been featured playing " Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented " on Cartoon Network since fall 2007.

Due to his influence on 1980s popular music, he has been called " The Man Who Invented the Eighties.

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.

Invented in 1915 by American engineer Ralph Hartley, the distinguishing feature of the Hartley circuit is that the feedback needed for oscillation is taken from a tap on the coil, or the junction of two coils in series.

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According to Robert Hofler's 2005 biography, The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson, agent Willson saw Saxon's picture on the cover of a detective magazine and immediately contacted the boy's family in Brooklyn.

Invented by Frenchman Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, it was patented on March 25, 1857.

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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 hotelier J. Houston c 1870, at his Granville Hotel on Water Street in old pre-railway Gastown, Vancouver, in response to requests from his clientele for a better " feed " at the start of a long, hard day of work.

Vocals on their singles were provided by Keith Allen ( all ), Alex James (" Vindaloo "), Lily Allen (" Who Invented Fish & Chips?

Invented in 1781, this technique was first employed on a Cornish beam engine in 1804.

Invented in Bristol, England ( namely the Goals Soccer Centre in Filton ), Munich is played 1 on 1 on a 5-a-side pitch.

Invented by Lester S. Hill in 1929, it was the first polygraphic cipher in which it was practical ( though barely ) to operate on more than three symbols at once.

The article can be found on the Internet by searching for the following phrase: " Wilbert Robinson Claims He Invented Duckpins ".

News that McCoy will appear on Diddy's upcoming album We Invented the Remix Vol.

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.

* " Not Invented Here " a term and label developed in the computer industry referring to organizations incapable of using technology from other organizations.

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 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.

Invented by Figaro Systems of Santa Fe, and only the second one after the Metropolitan opera's MetTitles installed in 1995, the system provides individual screens in front of each patron's seat, showing a translation of the sung text in either English or Spanish with the possibility of handling up to six other languages.

Invented by Albert Nagler and patented in 1979, the Nagler eyepiece is a design optimized for astronomical telescopes to give an ultra-wide field of view ( 82 °) that has good correction for astigmatism and other aberrations.

Invented by Aaron Ismach, these medical devices were bought in mass quantities by the US government and provided to governments around the world to eradicate smallpox and other diseases.

Invented in the Presbyterian Church, the clerical collar was adopted by other Christian denominations, including Anglican Church, Methodist churches, Eastern Orthodox Church, Baptist churches, Lutheran churches, and the Roman Catholic Church.

The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy.

The Men Who Invented Broadway: Damon Runyon, Walter Winchell & Their World.

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.

How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It.

The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson.

Arika Okrent guessed in her book " In the Land of Invented Languages " that there might be 20 – 30 fluent speakers.

* 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 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.

" Whereas their Majesties have been Graciously Pleased to grant Letters patent to John Lofting of London Merchant for a New Invented Engine for Extinguishing Fires which said Engine have found every great encouragement.

* Proof That Adonis Invented Acid Note TX112 & TX113 The 1st ' Acid ' Tracks.

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.

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

* Douglas K. Smith, Robert C. Alexander, Fumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented, Then Ignored, the First Personal Computer ( William Morrow and Company, New York, 1988 ) ISBN 1-58348-266-0

* Morris, Charles R. The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy ( 2005 ) ISBN 978-0-8050-8134-3