It is well-known that Dayton is a center for innovation. Here are a few examples of some inventions that have come from our great city:

• Cash Register – James and John Ritty, 1870.
• First Practical Airplane – Wright Brothers, 1903.
• Automobile Self-starter: Charles F. Kettering, 1911.
• Leaded Gasoline – Thomas Midgley Jr., 1921.
• Mae West Life Preserver – Frank G. Manson, 1938.
• Microencapsulation – Barrett K. Green, 1955.
• Microfiche – Carl O. Carlson, 1965.
• LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) – John L. Janning, 1974.
• Two-way shipping labels – Standard Register Company, 2007.