Back to the Beach - How Sunscreen, Surfboards and Water Wings Were Invented

Now that summer's in full swing, many 9-to-5ers are ready to ditch the office and head to the beach for a week of fun in the sun. As a prelude to your summer getaway, InventHelp® presents several inventions that make a day at the beach more enjoyable.

Learn how surfboards and sunscreen were invented

INPEX® 2006 Recap - This Invention Show Was a "Knockout"!

At one of our largest exhibitor showings, more than 350 inventors from 20 countries around the world came together June 7-10 to exhibit their inventions at INPEX®, America's Largest Invention Trade Show. Presented by InventHelp® and held at the Greater Pittsburgh ExpoMart in Pittsburgh, Pa., the show featured innovations ranging from an upside-down Christmas tree, to new power tool and fitness ideas, to a love-detection collar for pets.

Read what inventors are saying about the 2006 Invention Show

Which automobiles were the first to include air conditioning?

Air conditioning in automobiles began as a luxury and was originally introduced in luxury cars only. The first car that offered an optional air conditioning system was the 1940 Packard. Car buyers would have to wait another seventeen years before Cadillac made it a standard feature in its 1957 Eldorado Brougham.

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