Which inventor patented the first successful mechanical dishwasher in 1886?
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Josephine Cochrane
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Which inventor patented the first successful mechanical dishwasher in 1886?
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Josephine Cochrane
Which inventor introduced the Bessemer process for inexpensive mass production of steel in 1856?
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Henry Bessemer
Which inventor created the first commercially successful typewriter, patented in 1868?
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Christopher Latham Sholes
Which inventor patented the first practical sewing machine in 1846?
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Elias Howe
What severe-weather phenomenon appears as a reddish flash high above a thunderstorm?
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Red sprite
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Which inventor created the first commercially successful typewriter, patented in 1868?
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Christopher Latham Sholes
Which inventor patented the first practical sewing machine in 1846?
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Elias Howe
What type of rainfall occurs when moist air is forced to rise over a mountain range?
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Orographic precipitation
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