The document summarizes several inventions and discoveries: 1. The sofa was invented in 1895 by Jay Wellingdon Couch, although earlier versions existed. 2. In 1955, Zenith engineer Eugene Polley created the first wireless TV remote called the 'Flash-matic.' 3. The thermos flask was invented in the 1890s by British chemist Sir James Dewar. It uses a vacuum to prevent heat transfer and preserve liquids.

1. INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES
By Rishabh Shenoy

2. 1. SOFA
 The Sofa was invented by Jay Wellingdon
Couch in 1895, although the sofa was invented
earlier. The first type of sofa was a low-backed
style that was called a canape.

3. 2. TELEVISION REMOTE
 It was Zenith engineer Eugene Polley who
created the "Flash-matic," the first wireless TV
remote in 1955. The Flash-matic operated by
means of four photocells, one in each corner of
the TV screen.

4. 3.THERMOS FLASK
IT WAS INVENTED BY THE BRITISH
CHEMIST AND PHYSICIST SIR JAMES
DEWAR IN THE 1890S. THERMOS IS A
PROPRIETARY NAME APPLIED TO A FORM
PROTECTED BY A METAL CASING. THE
VACUUM FLASK WAS DEVISED TO PRESERVE
LIQUEFIED GASES BY PREVENTING THE
TRANSFER OF HEAT FROM THE
SURROUNDINGS TO THE LIQUID.

5. 4.SCHOOL
HORACE MANN INVENTED SCHOOL AND
WHAT IS TODAY THE UNITED STATES'
MODERN SCHOOL SYSTEM. HORACE WAS
BORN IN 1796 IN MASSACHUSETTS AND
BECAME THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
IN MASSACHUSETTES WHERE HE
CHAMPIONED AN ORGANIZED AND SET
CURRICULUM OF CORE KNOWLEDGE FOR
EACH STUDENT.

6. 5.PIANO
THE FIRST TRUE PIANO WAS INVENTED
ALMOST ENTIRELY BY ONE MAN—
BARTOLOMEO CRISTOFORI OF PADUA,
WHO HAD BEEN APPOINTED IN 1688 TO
THE FLORENTINE COURT OF GRAND
PRINCE FERDINANDO DE' MEDICI TO CARE
FOR ITS HARPSICHORDS AND EVENTUALLY
FOR ITS ENTIRE COLLECTION OF MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS.

7. THAN
K YOU