History of ideasInventions from A-Z
Are you interested to know who invented and created all the things that make our lives easier? From Aluminum Foil to the Zeppelin? www.about.com has a nice contribution from A-Z with details about each invention. This way you can learn that the scissors have been invented a long time ago in Egypt, that the Sandwich was an invention by John Montague
John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718 -1792) was the originator of the name sandwich. John Montagu loved to eat beef between slices of toast. Eating his “sandwich” allowed the Earl to have one hand free for card playing.
According to Infoplease Encyclopedia, John Montagu was a British politician who served as secretary of state and first lord of the admiralty, and earned great unpopularity for his charges of obscenity against John Wilkes. He presided at the admiralty during the British defeats of the American Revolution. The Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands were named after him by Capt. James Cook.
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