A História Surpreendente do Zíper 

Patentes:

1. US8540. MELHORIA EM FIXAÇÕES PARA VESTUÁRIOS. (Nov. 1851). Elias Howe, Jr. https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search/family/002068863/publication/US8540A?q=pn%3DUS8540A

2. US504038A. CLASP LOCKER OR UNLOCKER FOR SHOES. (Ago. 1893). Whitcomb L. Judson. https://patents.google.com/patent/US504038A/en

3. US1219881. SEPARABLE FASTENER. (Ago. 1914). Gideon Sundback. https://patents.google.com/patent/US1219881A

4. US1632064A. FASTENING DEVICE FOR SHOES AND THE LIKE. (13/05/1924) JOHN R. GAMMETER / BF Goodrich Corp. https://patents.google.com/patent/US1632064A/en?oq=us+1632064

Sites, artigos e livros:

1. Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2020, April 21). zipper. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/art/zipper

2. Friedel, R.D. (1994). Zipper: An Exploration in Novelty. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Zipper%3A-An-Exploration-in-Novelty-Friedel/350a274645dcc5517a2a31496257ff404002ca35

3. Bellis, Mary. (2021, January 26). The History of the Zipper. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-zipper-4066245

4. Colbert-innovation. The Zipper. https://www.colbert-innovation.eu/en/history-books/the-zipper/

5. Kerry J. Byrne. Fox News. Meet the American who invented the zipper, one of the world's most useful devices: Whitcomb Judson. Retrieved from https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/meet-american-invented-zipper-one-worlds-most-useful-devices-whitcomb-judson

6. Bellis, Mary. (2021, August 5). Elias Howe: Inventor of the Lock Stitch Sewing Machine. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/elias-howe-profile-1991903

7. Elias Howe. National Inventors Hall of Fame: https://www.invent.org/inductees/elias-howe

8. Gideon Sundback. National Inventors Hall of Fame: https://www.invent.org/inductees/gideon-sundback

9. The historia List. 1926 | GENUINE NEW ZIPPERS FROM B.F. GOODRICH: http://www.thehistorialist.com/2016/07/1926-genuine-new-zippers-from-bf.html

Consultas realizadas na wikipedia, com muito bom senso é claro:

1. Zipper: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipper

2. Elias Howe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Howe#cite_note-8

3. Whitcomb L. Judson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitcomb_L._Judson

4. Universal Fastener Compan/Talon Zipper: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_Zipper

5. Gideon Sundback: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Sundback

6. Gideon Sundback: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Sundb%C3%A4ck

Entre tantas outras pesquisas que não lembrei de anotar aqui. Acredito que com estas referências, já consigo dar uma direcionada em quem tiver interesse de pesquisar sobre o tema.

Algumas imagens (desenhos) são feitas com IA. Quando o desenho se assemelha muito à realidade, ele exibe a mensagem "imagem meramente ilustrativa" na tela. Para as demais imagens e vídeos, eu atribuo a devida fonte, como de costume. 

A maioria das imagens e vídeos estão em domínio público, são autorais de Invenções na História ou são cortesia de:

1. Boston Public Library/Flickr, Flickr, Library of Congress, Pexels, Wikimedia Commons.

2. [Crédito: Library of Congress]. Elias Howe. 1867. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2002725175/

3. [Crédito: Boston Public Library/Flickr]. Nichols, H. D., 1859-1939 (artist); L. Prang & Co. (publisher), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/4837166785/in/photostream/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicago_World%27s_Fair_1893_by_Boston_Public_Library.jpg

4. [Crédito: Alexey Turenkov/Pexels]. Photo by Alexey Turenkov: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-of-a-vintage-chevrolet-nova-9245039/

5. [Crédito: DemonDeLuxe/Wikimedia]. DemonDeLuxe (Dominique Toussaint), CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons

6. [Crédito: Cottonbro Studio /Pexels]. Vídeo de cottonbro studio: https://www.pexels.com/pt-br/video/roupas-trajes-vestido-olhando-6862423/

7. [Crédito: Cottonbro Studio /Pexels]. Vídeo de cottonbro studio: https://www.pexels.com/pt-br/video/terno-traje-ziper-fecheler-9222759/

8. [Crédito: Ivan Samkov/Pexels]. Vídeo de Ivan Samkov: https://www.pexels.com/pt-br/video/aventura-facanha-mochileiro-acampamento-9640970/