Inventions in the USA

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  1. 2. (1 word, abbreviation) Patented in 1972 by Dr. Raymond Damadian, this device that uses a giant spinning magnet (and other sciency stuff) has helped save countless people.
  2. 5. (1 word) Did you get all your steps in? James Park and Eric Friedman started this obsession in full in 2009 with this device, meant to be worn on your wrist.
  3. 7. (1 word) Jack Dorsey sent the first communication from this social media giant in 2006. No, it's not a bird.
  4. 10. (1 word) Developed by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, in 1996, this search engine is the most used today. It was originally developed to search through the 10 million documents that existed at the time.
  5. 11. (2 words) Developed in 1969, a Xerox Engineer by the name of Gary Starkweather revolutionized offices and homes around the world. 2 pages per second is lightning fast!
  6. 14. (1 word) Mark Zuckerberg. Social Media. 2004.
  7. 15. (2 words) Often shortened to PC, John Blankenbaker is credited with making the world's first in 1971.
  8. 16. (1 word) Something that almost no one goes without these days, Martin Cooper developed this in 1973. I'm sure he had no idea how far they would advance, but we can do far more than just call people now.
  9. 17. (1 word) How many times have you heard that someone's inbox is full? Thank Stephen J. Boies for developing this in 1973 for being able to hear that message when trying to leave one.
Down
  1. 1. (2 words) Patented in 1981, but developed in 1978, William A Brastad invented the easiest way of making this fun, buttery snack. Be careful you don't cook it too long or it will burn and make an awful smell.
  2. 3. (1 word) Working for the Department of Defense, Ray Tomlinson started our state of near constant connection to each other in 1971. This crossword was sent using his invention.
  3. 4. (3 words) In 1990, this was launched into space, forever changing how we see the galaxy and universe at large. Backyard astronomy just doesn't compare to the images we get from this amazing invention.
  4. 6. (2 words) In 1971, George Ballas got tired of struggling to trim the edges of his lawn, so he made this. Don't let out too much string!
  5. 8. (2 words) Developed by 3 Doctors (Murray Jarvik, Jed Rose, and Daniel Rose) in 1988, but not awarded a patent until 1990, has helped millions of people kick their smoking addiction. Transdermal absorption for the win.
  6. 9. (3 words) A happy accident, two 3M employees in 1974, Arthur Fry and Spencer Silver, developed these, one making the paper, the other the glue.
  7. 12. (2 words) Although it's only taken off as a consumer phenomenon in the last decade, this way of making parts was developed in 1986 by Chuck Hull. No engineering knowledge needed, you can find designs for almost anything you want to make online!
  8. 13. (1 word) Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim, while employed at PayPal, developed this dominant Video-sharing site in 2005.
  9. 18. (2 words) Jack Kelley, working at the Stanford Research Institute, invented this mat we use almost all the time when clicking around on our computers.