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Italians have made significant contributions throughout history. A number of items we use today have been created by those of Italian ancestry. The following list contains the invention, who created it and the year it was created. If there is an invention by an Italian that I have failed to include please send me an email.
| Inventions | Inventor | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Anemometer | Leon Battista Alberti | 1450 |
| Ball Bearings | Leonardo da Vinci | 16th Century |
| Barometer | Evangelista Torricelli | 1643 |
| Big Mac | Jim Delligatti | 1967 |
| Bobbin | Leonardo da Vinci | 15th/16th Century |
| Buffalo Chicken Wings | Teressa Bellissimo | 1964 |
| Caesar Salad | Caesar Cardini | 1924 |
| Carbon Paper | Pellegrino Turri | 1806 |
| Cologne | Johann Maria Farina | 1709 |
| Condom | Gabriele Fallopio | 1564 |
| Decompression Chamber | Alberto Gianni | 1916 |
| Double Entry Accounting | Amatino Manucci | 14th Century |
| Dynamo - DC Electrical Generator | Antonio Pacinotti | 1860 |
| Electric Battery | Alessandro Volta | 1800 |
| Electromagnetic Seismograph | Luigi Palmieri | 1856 |
| Electroplating | Luigi V. Brugnatelli | 1805 |
| Endo-Flex Endotracheal Tube | Andrew Toti - co-invented | 2004 |
| Espresso Machine | Achille Gaggia | 1946 |
| Eyeglasses | Salvino Armati | 1280 |
| Flight-Ejection System | Gino Santi | 1947 |
| Geothermal Electricity | Prince Piero Ginori Conti | 1904 |
| Grape Harvesting Machine | Andrew Toti | 1972 |
| Hydrofoil | Enrico Forlanini | 1900 |
| Hydrostatic Balance | Galileo Galilei | 1596? |
| Ice Cream Cone | Italo Marcioni | 1896 |
| Induction motor | Galileo Ferraris | 1885 |
| Inflatable Lifevest | Andrew Toti | 1936 |
| Internal Combustion Engine | Eugenio Barsanti | 1854 |
| Jacuzzi | Jacuzzi Brothers | 1968 |
| Liposuction | Giorgio Fischer | 1974 |
| Microprocessor | Federico Faggin | 1970-1971 |
| Modern Baseball Pitching Machine | Lorenzo Ponza | 1952 |
| Modern Musical Notation | Guido of Arezzo | 11th Century |
| MPEG (Father of the MP3) | Leonardo Chiariglione | Started in 1988 |
| Nitroglycerin | Ascanio Sobrero | 1846 |
| Nuclear Reactor | Enrico Fermi | 1942 |
| Pantelegraph | Giovanni Caselli | 1862? |
| Parachute | Leonardo da Vinci | 1480 |
| Piano | Bartolomeo Cristofori | 1709 |
| Pretzels | Italian Monks | Circa 610 AD |
| Quick Release Skewer | Tullio Campagnolo | 1927 |
| Solari Departure Board | Remigio Solari | 1950's |
| Stereoregular Polymers | Giulio Natta | 1963 |
| Subway Sandwich | Fred DeLuca | 1965 |
| Telephone | Antonio Meucci | 1871 |
| Thermometer | Galileo Galilei | 1593 |
| Three-way Light Bulb | Alessandro Dandini | 20th Century |
| Tontine (form of life insurance) | Lorenzo de Tonti | 1653 |
| Typewriter | Pellegrino Turri | 1808 |
| Universal Joint | Girolamo Cardano | 1545 |
| Vermouth | Antonio Benedetto Carpano | 1786 |
| Wheel Lock | Leonardo da Vinci | 16th Century |
| Wind Tunnel | Gaetano Lanza | 1909 |
| Wireless Telegraphy | Guglielmo Marconi | 1896 |
| Zamboni | Frank J. Zamboni | 1949 |
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