This document discusses several important inventions and their inventors. It describes how the Greeks invented alphabets in the 11th century and how the Phoenicians later refined them. It notes that Alexander Bain invented the clock in the 1840s as an engineer in Scotland. Anastasio Volta invented the first battery, called the voltaic pile, in 1800 in Italy using copper and zinc discs. Edward Jenner invented vaccines in 1796 in England to stimulate immunity without contracting diseases. Other inventions discussed include the air conditioner by Willis Carrier in 1902, the electric traffic light by Lester Wire in 1902, the microwave oven by Percy Spencer in 1945, and the USB flash drive by Pua Khein-S