The Crap You Didn't Know, Volume II

Dayton has a rich heritage of innovation and creativity. While the Wright Brothers and Paul Laurence Dunbar (?) may be the most notable (or not) figures from Dayton,they are only three of the pioneers who used Dayton as their creative breeding ground. Below are some of the other inventions from Daytonians that have helped change the world.

• Isolated Home and Farm Electric Lighting System (yippee!)
• Stepladder
• Radio Isotopic Thermoelectric Generator for Spacecraft
• Controllable Pitch Propeller
• Microfiche
• Collapsible Portable Crib
• Heart-Lung Machine
• Motorized Wheelchairs
• Pull Tab and Pop Top Beverage Cans
• Ice Cube Tray with Ejector Mechanism
• Goniometer (measures location of thalamus for surgery)
• Movie Projector, Movie Camera, Movie Film and Movie Theatre
• Automobile Starter
• Price Tag Affixing Machines
• Directional Compass with Dual Radio Beam Triangulation System
• Cash Register
• Gas Masks
• Airplane, Controls for Rudder, Elevator, Wing Lift Shape; and, it goes to show,
• the Parachute