A Sunday School teacher asked, "Johnny, do you think Noah did a lot of fishing when he was on the Ark?"
"No," replied Johnny. "How could he with just two worms?"
Edison applies for first patentIn 1868, Thomas Edison of Boston, Mass., first patent application was received and recorded by the Patent Office. It was for an “Electrographic Vote Recorder.” The device, the first of its kind, would enable a legislator to register a vote either for or against an issue by turning a switch to the right or left. His application was executed (signed and dated) on 13 Oct 1868, and issued by the U.S. Patent Office on 1 Jun 1869 (No. 90,646). He eventually held over 1,500 patents.« |
