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悉数十大意外发明：口香糖的发明(组图) 口香糖的发明
Inventor: Thomas Adams Year: 1870 What Happened: He was experimenting with chicle, the sap from a South American tree, as a substitute for rubber. After mounting failures, the dejected inventor popped a piece into his mouth。 Big Discovery: He liked it! As a result: Adams New York No. 1 became the first mass-produced chewing gum in the world. 口香糖 发明者：汤马斯亚当 时间：1870年 事情发生的经过：他在用chicle，一种南美洲的树液做实验，以寻找橡胶的替代物。在无数次失败后，这个郁闷的发明家干脆丢了一块到嘴里！ 大发现：他居然喜欢！ 结果：亚当纽约一号成为了世界上第一个大批量生产的口香糖！  微波炉的发明
Inventor: Percy Spencer Year: 1946 What Happened: With the end of World War II, the Raytheon engineer was looking for other uses for the magnetron, which generated the microwaves for radar systems. While Spencer was standing next to the device one day, a chocolate bar in his pocket melted。 Big Discovery: The magnetron worked even better on popcorn。 As a result: Orville Redenbacher became very rich。 发明者：帕西斯宾塞 时间：1946年 事情发生的经过：二战结束之际，雷声公司的工程师想为磁控管寻找新买家。磁控管在二战中用以给雷达系统提供微电波。当斯宾塞某天站在设备旁，他发现他口袋里的一条巧克力融化了。 大发现：磁控管被用以制造微波炉，用它来做爆米花效果更好！ 结果：Orville Redenbacher(美国著名爆米花品牌)变得很富有！  合成染料的发明
Inventor: William Perkin Year: 1856 What Happened: He was intent on discovering a cure for one of the deadliest diseases in the world, malaria。 Big Discovery: While trying to replicate the malaria fighter quinine in his laboratory, Perkin inadvertently discovered the color mauve instead。 As a result: Perkin forgot about malaria and made a mint establishing the synthetic dye industry。 发明者：威廉帕金 时间：1856年 事情发生的经过：他本来是试图制造疟疾药奎宁的…… 大发现：当他把制造奎宁的原料放入反应锅中，竟意外地发现了一种淡紫色(沪江小编：世界上第一种人工合成、非天然的颜色)。 结果：帕金由此忘记了疟疾，转而发展合成染料工业。 网友评论
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