Witness the Birth of Iconic Inventions in 1886

This Month in History May: Innovation May 8, 1886 American pharmacist John S. Pemberton develops Coca-Cola. The name came from the drink's ingredients: ... Glidden's invention made barbed wire more effective not only because ... The harsh winter of 1886, culminating in a big January 1887 ... ... 1886. Even with the development of the ... inventions, the entrepreneur responsible for the railroad air brake made a generous offer. John Collins Warren, the School's first dean, provides the first public demonstration of anesthesia in surgery. 1886. Appendicitis. Reginald Heber Fitz provides ... Invention - Chronology, Innovations, History: Notable inventors and their inventions are listed in the table ... American, mechanical dishwasher, 1886. Charles ... Waterman, a New York inventor, patents and successfully markets a fountain pen, a major innovation in the history of writing instruments. ... Mass marketing of ... The soft drink was first sold to the public at the soda fountain in Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta on May 8, 1886. About nine servings of the soft ... Opportunity came in the form of George Westinghouse, an inventor and businessman from Pittsburgh who had made his fortune manufacturing air brakes for the ... ... Inventions,” Nebraska History 34 (1953): 229-. 243. Article Summary: Between ... 1886 far into the nineties, the settlers were driven back to the green ... 1886 was a great year: Arthur D. Little founded the world's premier consulting company, Coca-Cola created the world's first soft drink and Carl Benz invented ...