List of Bangladeshi inventions and discoveries

Bangladeshi inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques invented, innovated or discovered, which owe their existence either partially or entirely to a person born in Bangladesh, a citizen of Bangladesh or a company or organization based in Bangladesh. Often, things discovered for the first time are also called inventions and in many cases, there is no clear line between the two.

Inventions and improvements

The following is a list of inventions, innovations or discoveries known or generally recognized to be Bangladeshi.

Communication

• One of the first horn antennas or microwave horn was constructed by Jagadish Chandra Bose in 1897[1][2]
• Crystal detector by Jagadish Chandra Bose. Crystals were first used as radio wave detectors in 1894 by Bose in his microwave experiments.[3][4]Bose first patented a crystal detector in 1901.[5]

Sport and entertainment

• Nuntaa, also known as Kutkute[6] is a Bangladeshi game

Science and medicine

• Sono arsenic filter was invented by Abul Hussam in 2006 [7] [8]
• Crescograph was invented by Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose in the early 20th century

Domestic life

• Muslin originated from Bangladesh[9][10]
• Jamdani, a fine muslin textile originated from Bangladesh. was originally known as Dhakai[11]

Tools and manufacturing

• Sonali Bag or Golden Bag by Mubarak Ahmad Khan in 2018[12][13][14]

See also

References

1. Rodriguez, Vincente (2010). "A brief history of horns". In Compliance Magazine. Same Page Publishing. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
2. Emerson, D. T. (December 1997). The work of Jagadis Chandra Bose: 100 years of MM-wave research. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 45. pp. 2267–2273. Bibcode:1997imsd.conf..553E. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.39.8748. doi:10.1109/MWSYM.1997.602853. ISBN 978-0-7803-3814-2. Retrieved March 15, 2012. reprinted in Igor Grigorov, Ed., Antentop, Vol.2, No.3, p.87-96, Belgorod, Russia
3. Malanowski, Gregory (2001). The Race for Wireless: How Radio was Invented (or Discovered). AuthorHouse. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-1463437503.
4. Seitz, Frederick; Einspruch, Norman (4 May 1998). The Tangled History of Silicon in Electronics. Silicon Materials Science and Technology: Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Silicon Materials Science and Technology, Vol. 1. San Diego: The Electrochemical Society. pp. 73–74. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
5. U.S. Patent 755,840 Jagadis Chunder Bose, Detector for Electrical Disturbances, filed: 30 September 1901, granted 29 March 1904
6. "Archived copy" মজার খেলা নুনতা (in Bengali). 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. Hussam, Abul; Munir, Abul K. M. (2007). "A simple and effective arsenic filter based on composite iron matrix: Development and deployment studies for groundwater of Bangladesh". Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A. 42 (12): 1869–1878. doi:10.1080/10934520701567122.
8. National Academies Press Release, accessed 5 Feb 2007.
9. The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles, A&C Black, 2013, pp. 404–, ISBN 978-1-60901-535-0
10. muslin (noun), etymology, Oxford English Dictionary, Third Edition, March 2003
11. "Dhakais in danger". Lifestyle. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
12. "Jute Polymer Bag Made In Bangladesh". BBC News বাংলা. 22 April 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
13. "Polythene substitutes may be jute polymers". 8 April 2018.
14. 24, Channel. "Comes to market soon Jute made of sonali bags".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)