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 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.

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 ).

* 9 × 19mm Parabellum: Invented for the German military at the turn of the 20th century, the wide distribution of the 9 × 19mm Parabellum cartridge made it the logical choice for the NATO standard pistol and SMG round.

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.

* John V. Atanasoff Dies at Age 91 Invented First Electronic Computer – Washington Post Obituary, 1995

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 at Bryant's Cocktail Lounge.

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

The process can lead to a loss of productivity and demoralisation, or at its extreme to " Not Invented Here syndrome "; i. e., only using internal products.

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.

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.

Invented by the Normans, appearing at the same time as cantled saddle.

In the same year he started a new venture to collect more forms at a blog called The Book of Odd and Invented Forms.

Invented by researchers at DuPont, it is a colourless polymer containing ether functionality.

Invented by Charles Jewell, it is a relative of the solitaire game Spider in which all of the cards are dealt face up at the beginning of the game.

* Haute Cuisine: How the French Invented the Culinary Profession By Amy B. Trubek, University of Pennsylvania Press ( December 2000 ), ISBN 978-0-8122-1776-6

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.

* 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.

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

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.

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.

Um, Ingenuity, Anyhow " and " 81-Year-Old Dr. NakaMats May Have Invented Nearly Everything You Hold Dear ", and was the subject of documentary comedy " The Invention of Dr Nakamats ".

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

Invented by Dr. Ioannis Pallikaris ( Crete, Greece ), the technique is basically an automatic LASEK without alcohol: It can be better considered as superficial LASIK.

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

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.

" 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.

* 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