8 most famous inventions named after real people

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Samuel Colt was born on July 19, 1814. It was he who owns the invention of the revolver, which was later named in his honor - the Colt. Let us recall 7 more real people whose names bear their inventions.

James Whatman Sr

The famous thick paper was created in the mid-1750s by the English paper manufacturer James Whatman, who introduced a new paper form that allows sheets of paper to be produced without traces of mesh.

The new invention quickly found popularity among watercolor painters.

By the way, Whatman himself called his invention wove paper (woven paper). But in the Russian language the name stuck in honor of the inventor.

Oliver Fisher Winchester

American Oliver Winchester started out as a bellhop at a hotel and as a builder, and then became an entrepreneur. In 1830 he organized a company that produced building materials, in 1848 he was engaged in clothing, and in 1855 - in the sale of hunting weapons. Soon the rifles and shotguns that were produced by his company Winchester Repeating Arms Company began to be named in his honor. The literature and cinema of that time made this name widespread.

Charles McIntosh

Scottish chemist Charles Mackintosh was involved in the production of fabrics and dyes. He invented the waterproof raincoat, which made him a household name. It happened in 1823 - conducting another experiment, Charles stained the sleeve of his jacket with a solution of rubber. After a while, he noticed that the sleeve did not get wet, and hastened to patent his find.

Earl John Montague Sandwich

The count was snacking on food lying between slices of bread.

The sandwich was named for John Montague, Earl of Sandwich, London minister and gambler, who, according to legend, invented it in 1762. He did not find time to eat while playing and asked the servant to serve him food between two slices of bread. According to another version, this is the servant of the count, who was very fond of hunting, invented to put food with slices of bread so that it would be more convenient to take it with him.

There is another version - the count spent a lot of time working with documents and, in order not to get his hands dirty and not waste time, had a snack with food lying between slices of bread.

Gaston Gallife

The French general, Minister of War Gaston Ghalifet introduced trousers into the uniform of cavalrymen, very wide at the hips and tight-fitting shins. The style was borrowed by other armies, and the trousers were named by the name of the general.

This stylish part of the male uniform was quickly intercepted by ladies - in the 1980s, breeches entered women's fashion.

Jacuzzi Brothers

In a family of Italian Jacuzzi brothers, one of the children needed regular massage. Already at that time it was known that massage and water have a beneficial effect on health, and then the brothers decided to combine these factors and created the prototype of a modern whirlpool bath. Later, they improved their invention many times, having received about 250 patents.

In the middle of the 20th century, they put the production of their invention on stream, opening the Jacuzzi company.

James Cardigan

The knitted jacket with buttons was named after the English General Earl James Cardigan, who is credited with inventing this garment for the purpose of insulating a military uniform. Initially, the cardigan fit under the uniform.