10 Irish Inventions That Changed The World

10 WEIRD THINGS You Never Knew Came From IRISH INVENTORS IRELAND: beer, shamrocks and leprechauns, right? In reality, the Irish have given the world numerous important inventions (with beer perhaps being one of the more fun ones!). Discover other unique inventions that have come out of Ireland, from beverages to bombs and beyond. 1878 THE SUBMARINE! THE HOLLAND I 14 FEET LONG DOVE 12 FT ON John Phillip Holland County Clare AAI PERISCOPE UP! 225 TONS IST SUCCESSFUL RUN HE ALSO INVENTED RADIOTHERAPY FOR CANCER TREATMENT. COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY! 1894 AND HAS A CRATER NAMED AFTER HIM ON MARS! John Joly County Offaly BUSY GUY! WHERE WOULD FLICKR BE WITHOUT JOHN JOLY?! MODERN CHEMISTRY! 1661 CHEMISTRY MAY HAVE BEEN THE MOST BORING SUBJECT YOU STUDIED IN SCHOOL, AND YOU HAVE AN IRISHMAN TO THANK FOR THAT. Robert Boyle CAME UP WITH THE FOUNDATION OF MODERN CHEMISTRY IN 1661 IN HIS PUBLICATION, THE SCEPTICAL CHYMIST. THANKS ROBERT! THANKS A LOT. ANG AMERICAN SODA WATER! 1800 DRINKS 57 GAL OF SODA/YEAR Robert Percival 1 GALLON D00:--- AVG IRISH : PERSON DRINKS 33 GAL OF SODA/YEAR PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AT TRINITY COLLEGE IN DUBLIN 1759 GUINNESS! SIGNED A 9,000 YEAR LEASE THAT YEAR 10759 Arthur Guinness INVENTED THE BEST-SELLING ALCOHOLIC DRINK OF ALL TIME 10 M PINTS ARE SOLD EACH DAY THE ARMORED TANK! 1911 Dublin 1916 49 TANKS FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF SOMME, THE FIRST BATTLE IN WHICH TANKS WERE USED 1944 AIRCRAFT EJECTION SEAT! A-100 LIVES THIS INVENTION HAS SAVED 7,300 LIVES IN 93 AIR FORCES WORLDWIDE! James Martin WORLD'S LARGEST SNEAKER RUBBER SOLES! 1899 CORK-BORN HUMPHREY O'SULLIVAN ATTACHED A SMALL PIECE OF RUBBER TO THE SOLES OF HIS SHOES IN ORDER TO REDUCE 56 THE PAIN OF STANDING ON HIS FEET ALL DAY. 13' 1" THAT'S A LOT OF RUBBER! COMFY! 1944 THE ATOMIC BOMB! A- 50.000 VOLTS! ΑΔΔΑ ΔΔΔΔ AAAA BUILT WITH JOHN COCKROFT IN 1929, USED AAAA Ernest Walton, County Waterford WALTON'S NUCLEAR PARTICLE ACCELERATOR, 600,000 VOLTS TO SPLIT THE ATOM MILK CHOCOLATE IN IRELAND THE UK ONLY NEEDS TO BE 20% COCOA SOLIDS. CHOCOLATE MILK! 1700s AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST. DO YOU LIKE MILK CHOCOLATE? Sir Hans sloane ADDED MILK TO CHOCOLATE FOR IN THE REST OF THE EU, IT'S 25%. AND THE 20% CHOCOLATE MUST BE CALLED "FAMILY MILK CHOCOLATE." THE FIRST TIME AND INVENTED CHOCOLATE MILK, 0BVIOUSLY! YUMMY! THIS INFOGRAPHIC ABOUT CRAZY IRISH INVENTORS WAS CREATED BY GOIRELAND.COM. GOIRELAND.COM IS IRELAND'S #1 ACCOMMODATION BOOKING ENGINE. NEXT TIME YOURE HOLIDAYING IN OR VISITING IRELAND, DROP BY GOIRELAND.COM AND CHECK OUT OUR GREAT RANGE OF HOTELS, BGBS, GUESTHOUSES, AND SELF-CATERING ACCOMMODATION. SLÁN! GEOFFREY REGAN, MORE MILITARY BLUNDERS, PAGE 12 HTTP://WWW.WIRED.COM/SCIENCE/DISCOVERIES/NEWS/2008/04/DAYINTECH_0414 HTTP://SHANKILLTOURISM.COM/PAGE/DEFAULTASP?CMSID-3_19_60GCMS-HISTORY_A-BRIEF-TIMELINE_1800--1849 HTTP://WWW.NATIONMASTER.COM/GRAPH/FOO_SOF_DRI_CON-FOOD-SOFT-DRINK-CONSUMPTION HTTP://WWW.GUINNESS.COM/EN-US/FAQS.HTML Golreland.com GET A ROOM HTTP://EN. WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/JOHN JOLY HTTP://WWW.MARTIN-BAKER.COM/NEWS-EVENTSASPX HTTP://WWW.GUINNESSWORLDRECORDS.COM/RECORDS-2000/LARGEST-SPORTS-SHOESNEAKER/ HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG//WIKI/LIST_OF_NOBEL_LAUREATES_ BY_COUNTRY HTTP://WWW.READINGACUK/FOODLAW/NEWS/UK-02082.HTM