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Series · 6 posters · 1876 to 1970

Patents that changed the world

Six United States patents, from Bell’s telephone (1876) and Edison’s electric lamp (1880) to the Wrights’ flying machine (1906), the point-contact transistor (1950), Kilby’s integrated circuit (1964) and Engelbart’s mouse (1970).

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  1. 1 · Patents

    Alexander Graham Bell: Improvement in Telegraphy, US Patent 174,465

    Alexander Graham Bell, 1876

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    Thomas A. Edison: Electric-Lamp, US Patent 223,898

    Thomas A. Edison, 1880

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    Orville and Wilbur Wright: Flying-Machine, US Patent 821,393

    Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright, 1906

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    John Bardeen and Walter H. Brattain: Three-Electrode Circuit Element Utilizing Semiconductive Materials, US Patent 2,524,035

    John Bardeen, Walter H. Brattain, 1950

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    Jack S. Kilby: Miniaturized Electronic Circuits, US Patent 3,138,743

    Jack S. Kilby, 1964

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    Douglas C. Engelbart: X–Y Position Indicator for a Display System, US Patent 3,541,541

    Douglas C. Engelbart, 1970

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US formats

Letter, Tabloid, 18 × 24 and 24 × 36 in are not in the repository but in the latest release, in one zip per category, with every theme:

  • Patents, US formats patents-us.zip · Alexander Graham Bell: Improvement in Telegraphy, US Patent 174,465, Thomas A. Edison: Electric-Lamp, US Patent 223,898, Orville and Wilbur Wright: Flying-Machine, US Patent 821,393, John Bardeen and Walter H. Brattain: Three-Electrode Circuit Element Utilizing Semiconductive Materials, US Patent 2,524,035, Jack S. Kilby: Miniaturized Electronic Circuits, US Patent 3,138,743, Douglas C. Engelbart: X–Y Position Indicator for a Display System, US Patent 3,541,541

The A, 50 × 70 and 60 × 80 cm PDFs of these posters, in every theme, are also in the latest release, in one zip per category: Patents.

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