Day: October 21, 2015

World of words
Australian Writers' Centre Team

23 words you didn’t know were named after people

1. Saxophone Back in 1846, a Belgian by the name of Adolphe Sax decided to invent the sort of musical instrument he wanted to see – something with a little Sax-appeal. The result was a very cool looking single-reed woodwind design, a conical bore, and all that jazz. Along with

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