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
William Morgan (actuary) William Morgan (actuary) William Morgan, FRS (26 May 1750 – 4 May 1833) was a British physician, physicist and statistician, who is considered the father of modern actuarial science. He was born in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, son to physician William Morgan and Sarah, née Price. His brother was George Cadogan Morgan. At eighteen he came to London for medical training at Guy's Hospital, working also as an apothecary to pay his way. He did not complete his training, but after one year returned to Bridgend to join his father's practice. He was not popular with his father's patients: they thought him