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1. Kitchen garbage bags: Three menâHarry Wasylyk, Larry Hansen and Frank Plompâall separately came up with the idea in the 1950s. 2. Lawn sprinkler: Invented in 1920 by Elijah McCoy, the son of runaway slaves in Ontario. McCoy was one of Canadaâs most prolific inventors.
Advertisement. Advertisement. Many inventions are created out of necessity, and many of the items we take for granted today were created during war times. During World War I, the majority of the planet was going through a hard time and it was in these times of harshness that a lot of modern day technologies came to be.Here is a look at 10 such inventions that came about during WWI.. Stainless Steel. This major component of the modern world was created by Harry Brearley of Sheffield in 1913. The British military was having trouble with the barrels of their rifles which became distorted with repeated firing, and so Brearley, a metallurgist, was asked to find a solution.