Invention of Home Appliances

HOME APPLIANCE STORY FROM THEIR INVENTION TO OUR ADDICTION When was it invented.. 1826 Gas oven INVENTOR: JAMES SHARP COUNTRY: ENGLA ND GAS COOKERS DESIGNED BY J. SHARP 1834 Refrigerator INVENTOR: JACOB PERKINS COUNTRY: USA REFRIGERATOR DESIGNED BY J. PERKINS 1886 Dishwasher INVENTOR: JOSEPHINE COCHRANE COUNTRY: USA DISHWASHER DESIGNED BY J. COCHRANE ground 1904 Electric washing machine INVENTOR: UNKNOWN COUNTRY: UNKNOWN ELECTRIC WASHER DESIGNED BY A. J. FISHER 1935 Electric dryer INVENTOR: J. ROSS MOORE COUNTRY: USA HOLYWOOD DRYER DESIGNED BY HAMILTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1945 Microwgve INVENTOR: PERCY SPENCER COUNTRY: USA MICROWAWVE DESIGNED BY RAYTHEON COMPANY 1987 Dish washer INVENTORS: ENGINEER ADRIAN SARGEANT AND DESIGNER PHIL BRACE COUNTRY: NZ TM DISHDRAWER DESIGNED BY FISHER & PAYKEL some funny anecdlotes AD 1. DON'T BREAK MY FINE CHINA OR I REPLACE YOU BY A MACHINEI THE FIRST MODERN BUT STILL HAND-POWERED DISHWASHER WAS INVENTED BY AN AMERICAN, JOSEPHINE COCHRANE, BECAUSE SHE HAD HAD ENOUGH OF SEEING HER SERVANTS CHIPPING HER FINE CHINA. AS SHE SAID: "IF NOBODY ELSE IS GOING TO INVENT A DISHWASHING MACHINE, I'LL DO IT MYSELFI" 2 WHEN HISTORIANS MESS UP WITH PATENTS. FOR DECADES, ALVA J. FISHER HAS BEEN CREDITED WITH THE INVENTION OF THE ELEC TRIC WASHER BY HISTORIANS. HOWEVER WE KNOW NOW THAT MUMEROUS PATENTS HAD BEEN ACTUALLY ISSUED BEFORE. THUS THE ACTUAL INVENTOR OF THE ELECTRIC WASHER STILL REMAINS UNKNOWN. 3. WRONG CHOICE MATE. THE AMERICAN J. ROSS MOORE HAD THE FIRST PATENT FOR HIS GAS AND ELECTRIC DRYER BUT AS HE SAW LITTLE FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY AND HAD FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, HE HAD TO SELL IT TO THE HAMILTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY IN 1936. FOR SURE, HE WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THE SAME DECISION IF HE HAD KNOWN THE FUTURE SUCCESS OF ITS INVENTION.. HAMILTON MFL DD DD DDDDODDUD 0ODODOD00ES 4. A TASTY ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERY DR. PERCY SPENCER, AN AMERICAN ENGINEER, ACCIDENTLY INVENTED THE FIRST MICROWAVE OVEN WHEN HE FOUND OUT HIS CHOCOLATE BAR HAD MELTED IN HIS POCKET WHILE HE WAS DOING AN EXPERIENCE ONA RADAR SET. THE FIRST FOOD HE DELIBERATELY COOKED IN A MICROWAVE WAS POPCORN. S. UNEXPECTED USAGE DISHDRAWER FROM FISHER & PAYKEL HAS BEEN UNEXPECTEDLY SUCCESSFUL AMONG JEWISH PEOPLE WHO KEEP KOSHER. INDEED THEIR RELIGIOUS LAW REQUIRES UTENSILS FOR MEAT AND DAIRY TO BE WASHED SEPARATELY SO THE DISHDRAWER IS WELL-ADAPTED FOR THIS USAGE TOO. How Do People Choose Their Home Appliances? 60% PRICE 50% 50% 40% - CUS TOMER - DESIGN BRAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY 30% 307 20% 10% 2 3 4 SORT FROM 1 TO S. 1 BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR AND 5 BEING THE LEAST IMPORTANT FACTOR Most popular appliances people have at home FRIDGE WASHING の TV MACHINE (1) 0% 10% 20% 30% 10% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% FRIDGE TV WASHING MACHINE VACUUM CLEANER TOASTER MOBILE PHONE OVEN KETTLE MICROWA VE LANDLINE PHONE CAMERA IRONS DVD PLAYER FREEZER COMPUTER HEATER LAPTOP BLENDER BBC DRYER Top appliances people cannot live without 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Meadia adicted! Really?! AN INFOGRAPHIC BROUGHT TO YOU BY FISHER&PAYKEL, TURNING EVERYDAY ROUTINES INTO EXPERIENCE. https://www.facebook.com/FisherPaykelNZ E https://twitter.com/Fisherpaykel Fisher&Paykel YOU UCe http://www.youtube.com/user/fisherandpaykel Sources Great Sites Survey 1,452 respondents in New Zealand, May 2012 http://www.fisherpaykel.com http://www.oldewash.com/articles/Electric_Washer.pdf http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ http://www.wikipedia.org 200006 10 0