GK
INVENTIONS
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Electric Drill
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Electric Shaver
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Electric Fence
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Electric Heater
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Electric Drill was the invention of Arthur James Arnot. On 20 August 1889 he patented his design while working for the Union Electric Company in Melbourne. His original design was meant primarily for drilling rock to find coal!
Detailed explanation-2: -Arnot and colleague William Blanch Brain, both based in Melbourne at the time, patented the electric drill in 1889.
Detailed explanation-3: -NIHF Inductee Alonzo Decker, Who Invented the Cordless Drill.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was after arriving in Australia that Arthur Arnot created and patented his electric drill. It was originally designed for mining applications and was used to cut through rock, but it is noteworthy that it was one of the first patented power tools.