law of diminishing returns. A concept in economics that if one factor of production (number of workers, for example) is increased while other factors (machines and workspace, for example) are held constant, the output per unit of the variable factor will eventually diminish.
History of glass. The history of glassmaking can be traced back to 3500 BCE in Mesopotamia, but Mesopotamians may have created second-rate copies of glass objects from Egypt, where this complex craft actually originated. Other archaeological evidence suggests that the first true glass was made in coastal north Syria, Mesopotamia or Egypt.
Report Abuse. In 1767, the first drinkable, man made glass of carbonated water was created by Englishmen, Dr. Joseph Priestley. Three years later, the Swedish chemist, Torbern Bergman, invented a generating apparatus that made carbonated water from chalk by the use of sulfuric acid.Bergman's apparatus allowed imitation mineral water to be produced in large amounts. TimeLine 1. 1798 The term soda water is first coined.881 The first cola-flavored beverage is introduced. 11. 1885 Charles Aderton invented Dr Pepper in Waco, Texas. 12. 1886 Coca-Cola is invented in Atlanta, Georgia by Dr. John S. Pemberton.