EBSCO Articles

EBSCOhost Articles on Specific Inventions (Past Popular Topics):

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Berman, Eliza. "Putting the Fast in Fast Food." Time. 30 January 2017. Vol 189. p. 53.

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Timeline of the history of McDonalds Corporation from concept until 2017, including innovations made by the company that revolutionized the fast food industry.

Fabry, Merrill. "How the Slinky Sprang into Stores 70 Years Ago." Time. 30 November 2015.

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Brief article discussing the Slinky's introduction and it taking the world by storm.

Gold, Debbie. "Evolution of the Cookie." Women in Business. Winter 2013. Vol. 65. p. 10-11.

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Discusses the invention and evoluation of the cookie, including the invention of chocolate chip cookies.

Guins, Raiford. "New...Now?: Or Why A Design History of Coin-Op Video Games." American Journal of Play. Fall 2017. Vol. 10. p. 20-51.

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Gives a history of the coin-operated video game in both the home and in video arcades.

Hotchkiss, Ron. "Kelloggs of Battle Creek." American History. Feb./Mar. 1995. Vol. 29.

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Details the history of the creation of cereal by the Kellogg brothers.

Oldham, Scott. "Louisville Slugger." Popular Mechanics. September 1999. Vol. 176.

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A discussion of the history of the Louisville Slugger as an "American Classic."

Renaud, Anne. "A Frosty Bit of History." Boy's Quest. 1 October 2003. Vol. 9. p. 14-15.

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Gives the history of the invention of the popsicle by an 11-year-old boy.