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The Anesthetic(麻醉剂)
oil and boric acid in an attempt to find a cheap
Inventor:Horace Wells
alternative to rubber for tanks,boots,etc.It
Year:1844
didn't work.
What Happened:In its salad days,nitrous
Big Discovery:He threw a gob of the
oxide was strictly a party toy,since it made
mixture from the test tube onto the floor.To his
people shout crazily.But a friend of the dentist
surprise,the gob bounced right back at him.
took too much of the stuff at a laughing-gas
And the mixture was very bouncy and could be
stage show and cut his leg.
stretched and pulled.
Big Discovery:The friend didn't realize
As a Result:Plastic eggs containing silly
that he'd hurt himself.
putty became popular among kids.
As a Result:Nitrous oxide became an early
The Microwave Oven(微波炉)
Inventor:Percy Spencer
form of anesthesia.
Year:1945
The Chewing Gum(口香糖)
What Happened:With the end of World
Inventor:Thomas Adams
WarⅡ,the Raytheon engineer was looking for
Year:1870
other uses for the magnetron(磁控管),which
What Happened:He was experimenting
generated microwaves for radar systems during
with an alternative for rubber.After mounting
the war.While Spencer was standing next to the
failures,the depressed inventor popped a piece
magnetron device one day,a chocolate bar in his
into his mouth.
pocket melted.
Big Discovery:He liked it!
Big Discovery:The magnetron worked
As a Result:“Adams New York No.1”
even better on popcorn.
became the first mass-produced chewing gum in
As a Result:Orville Redenbacher became
the world.
very rich.
The Silly Putty(橡皮泥)
)1.Which inventions mentioned in the
Inventor:James Wright
passage were found in experiments for
Year:1943
an alternative for rubber?
What Happened:During the war years,
A.The Chewing Gum and the Silly
the General Electric engineer combined silicone
Putty.
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B.The Silly Putty and the Microwave
C.In order to invent a toy for kids,
Oven.
James Wright made