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List of Irish Inventions
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| * C14 - Whiskey | |
| * 1680s - Chocolate Milk | |
| * 1730 - the concept of an entrepreneur - Richard Cantillion introduced the term before Jean-Baptiste Say in his work | |
| * 1813 - the mining safety lamp | |
| * 1836 - the induction coil | |
| * 1844 - the syringe | |
| * 1851 - the stereo-stethoscope | |
| * 1866 - the trans-atlantic phone call | |
| * 1891 - the torpedo | |
| * 1884 - the steam turbine | |
| * 1987 - the pneumatic tyre | |
| * 1894 - colour photography | |
| * 1891 - the tatoo machine | |
| * 1897 - the submarine | |
| * 1900 - the reflector bore sight | |
| * 1910s - radiotherapy | |
| * 1926 - the tractor (i.e. a tractor with a three point linkage!) | |
| * 1930 - the Nickel Zinc battery | |
| * 1946 - the ejector seat | |
| * 1965 - the portable defribrillator |
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