Poland

Earplugs, kerosene lamps, and bulletproof vests are all Poles' inventions.

An excerpt from the article 31 facts about Poland
It's a country of many talented people. Here is a list of some Polish inventions:

  • automatic railway signaling, Jan Józef Baranowski 1857
  • kerosene lamp, Ignacy Łukasiewicz 1853
  • earplugs, Leo Gerstenzang 1923
  • electric battery-powered submarine, Stefan Drzewiecki 1888
  • bullet-proof vest, Jan Szczepanik 1901