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Innovations by humans have been wonderful- some have been destructive, though. Some were simple accidents, some were well- planned! Life is full of surprises, you know
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10 Accidental innovations which are popularly known today (Can be Use!) Innovations by humans have been wonderful- some have been destructive, though. Some were simple accidents, some were well- planned! Life is full of surprises, you know. Our scientists have pushed boundaries, gone a mile further in order to make our lives easier today. Apparently, accidents lead to path-breaking innovations, eh? Following are some of the many innovative accidents history has seen: source: LinkedIn Microwave: It started with fixing repairing a radar array. Percy L. Spencer invented this beauty when he was working on a microwave- emitting magnetron. Guess what happened? He felt his chocolate melt which was in his pocket! This made him discover the effect of microwave on food!
Pacemaker: The pacemaker was discovered when Wilson Greatbatch decided upon creating a heart- recording device. He made 1 error- he grabbed the wrong type of resistor out of the box, causing his circuit produce a signal which was mimicking the human heartbeat! Scotchyard: Patsy Serman wanted to come up with a rubber material. However, for some reason, she accidentally spilled the mixture on her shoes. However, she went on with her day- when she saw her shoes at the end of the day, she notices every place except for the solution- spill bit was dirty! X-Ray: Wilhelm Roentgen was conducting an experiment with cathode rays and guess what happened? Well, Wilhelm noticed that a small piece of fluorescent cardboard lit up on the other side of the thick screen! Teflon: The intention was to produce CFCs, by Roy Plunkett. He was trying to come up with a CFC with the help of the refrigerated experiment. Instead, he noticed white flakes, turning out to be the chemical bits of Teflon! Radioactivity: Not the favorite invention but, Henri Becquerel had the intention of coming up with X- Rays. However, he left the materials in the cupboard, noticing a uranium imprints on itself on a photographic plate! Matches: The intention of John Walker was to create pharmaceuticals. When he was mixing the mixture, he found a lump of the mixture at the end f the container. To get rid of that, he tried scraping it off, leading to the lump’s ignition! Vulcanized Rubber: Charles Goodyear wanted to develop the quality of rubber. He turned off the lights that very day in his lab and spilled a mixture of vials, containing sulphur, lead etc. onto a hot stove, creating the vulcanized rubber!
VoIP: Well, Alon Cohen was looking forward to building a particular type of audio transceiver. That eventually led to the development of VoIP services for a variety of reasons like- business VoIP, call centre VoIP and home VoIP too. Stainless Steel: The intention by Harry Brearly was to develop rust- free steel. At first, he failed miserably. However, after noticing his prior attempts, he noticed that the older attempts were reacting with oxygen in the room, leading to the formation of a protective film- giving rise to stainless steel! Some of the many innovations however, food- related were potato chips, coca cola, ice- cream cones and so on. Have fun with sand, try out innovative ways. You never know when your next frustrating move could actually turn into the next big innovation of our time! IP Momentum Email: info@ipmomentum.in
