Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) net. Each team tries to score points against one another by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. William G. Morgan invented the sport first known as "Mintonnette" in 1895 while studying at a YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was later renamed volleyball by Alfred S. Halstead. 1897 Cotton candy Cotton candy is a soft confection made from sugar that is heated and spun into slim threads that look like a mass of cotton. It was co-invented in 1897 by William Morrison and John C. Wharton, candy-makers from Nashville, Tennessee. 1897 Muffler A muffler is a
P. G. Morgan on "Diagnosis", an eight part Netflix documentary series being produced in association with Scott Rudin, the "New York Times" and Lightbox. Morgan has written several feature film scripts and a TV pilot for Anonymous Content. His feature script "Dear Norman Mailer" was performed at the Hay Festival in 2015 by Tatiana Maslany and Tom Cullen. Morgan is married to the American documentary director Marina Zenovich, daughter of former California State Senator George Zenovich. The couple have a 13-year-old son and live in Venice, California. P. G. Morgan Peter Gwynne Morgan is a television and film writer/producer living in Los Angeles,