thomas crapper invented the flush toilet
really im not lying, thats why its called that
oops EDIT: I guess he just help popularize it Sir John Harington invented it
2007-02-07 10:42:24
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answered by Egg 2
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Did Thomas Crapper invent the flush toilet?
In his research, Grabowski has created a detailed history of Crapper's business life. The man holds nine patents, four for improvements to drains, three for water closets, one for manhole covers and the last for pipe joints. Every patent application for plumbing related products filed by Crapper made it through the process, and actual patents were granted.
The most famous product attributed to Thomas Crapper wasn't invented by him at all. The "Silent Valveless Water Waste Preventer" (No. 814) was a symphonic discharge system that allowed a toilet to flush effectively when the cistern was only half full. British Patent 4990 for 1898 was issued to a Mr. Albert Giblin for this product.
There are a couple of theories on how Thomas Crapper came to be associated with this device. First, is that Giblin worked for Crapper as an employee and authorized his use of the product. The second, and more likely scenario, says Grabowski, is that Crapper bought the patent rights from Giblin and marketed the device himself.
2007-02-07 18:46:31
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answered by Haley 3
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They were the Bill Gates and Steve Jobs of their day. They were the ones who tinkered alone and envisioned a world well beyond the grasp of their contemporaries .
They were the toilet makers the men who understood with incomplete knowledge that there was a better way than chamber pots and open trenches, and set about finding it. They labored long hours, usually alone and for little reward. In some cases, there was no reward, just ridicule for an invention too far ahead of it's time.
The English Origins: There was a noble origin to the water closet in its earliest days. Sir John Harrington, godson to Queen Elizabeth, set about making a "necessary" for his godmother and himself in 1596. A rather accomplished inventor, Harrington ended his career with this invention, for he was ridiculed by his peers for this absurd device. He never built another one, though he and his godmother both used theirs
2007-02-07 18:44:35
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answered by Brite Tiger 6
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The first valve toilet, which is what we use today, was invented by J.F. Brondel in 1738. The first toilet, known as a "water closet" was invented by John Harrington 150 years before that.
2007-02-07 18:46:36
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answered by orangeblossoms83 2
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The Romans started the idea but i dont know who actually invented the toilet we use now, i think somebody from England.
2007-02-07 18:40:51
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answered by Anonymous
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John Harington around 1583
2007-02-07 18:43:27
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answered by snarlydwarf 2
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Morgan Stanley
2007-02-07 18:44:53
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answered by Anonymous
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A guy with the last name Crapper
2007-02-07 23:23:31
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answered by nerdy girl 4
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The dictionary I have, I won't cite it because it can't help you, says it comes from a Ferench word. Look in any encyclopedia under "T." There should be a word or two on the subject.
2007-02-07 18:42:02
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answered by Anonymous
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Thomas Crapper.
2007-02-07 19:49:03
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answered by Aidan L. 2
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