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first reliable english
Samuel Johnson invented this dictionary after nine years of work. This became a useful tool to writers in history so they could find literary definitions and meanings and grew into a major resource we use today. -
carbonated water invented
Invented by Joseph Priestley by combining water and carbon dioxide. This is a significant advancement because this allowed for new drinks to be made and the birth of a soda industry that affected many nation's industrial economies with the creation of new drinks and flavors. -
improved steam engine
James Watt improved the steam engine that originally was invented in 1712. He increased the fuel efficency and reduced the size of the engine. This made it more realistic for factories to use them. -
electric telegraph
Georges Louis Lesage patented the electric telegraph in 1774 and forever changed the way people communicated.Altough his first design had one wire for each letter of the alphabet and only connected two rooms of the house, it was the start of a revolution. -
cotton gin pattened
Barthélemy Thimonnier invents the first sewing machine in France. At first his invention was not public but later became a model that other machines were built off of. This invention is important because it made sewing faster by making the job mechanical and not by hand. -
steam boat trips in america
Robert Fulton used WAtt's new steam engine to create a boat that was powered by it. He based a company on this new boat and traveled the rivers of America in them. In 1807 he took the first trip -
first sewing machine
Barthélemy Thimonnier invents the first sewing machine in France. At first his invention was not public but later became a model that other machines were built off of. This invention is important because it made sewing faster by making the job mechanical and not by hand. -
invention of the battery
Alessandro Volta invents the first battery which consisted of blocks of zinc that formed reactions with each other to generate power. This is significant since power became portable and didn't rely on wires. -
tin can invented
This sealed container was used in packaging food to troops for the British and is significant in that it made food portable without spilling and led to the development of packaged food. Peter Durand invented the tin can based on the findings of Nicholas Appert. -
steam engine train
John Blenkinsop develops first practical locomotive using the steam engine from Watt. Within 15 years the world's first public railway station was built in London -
american typewriter
William Austin Burt pattented the Typographer which was the first typewriter in the United States. This improved writing because it made consistent letter marks on a consistent physical paper structure. -
tom thumb locomotive
This was the first locomotive built in the United States and marks the railroad era for the country. It was built by Peter Cooper, ran off of coal, and was used on the famous B&O railroad. -
magnetic telegraph company
This was the first locomotive built in the United States and marks the railroad era for the country. It was built by Peter Cooper, ran off of coal, and was used on the famous B&O railroad. -
transatlantic telegraph cable laid
This cable that ran from Ireland to Newfoundland improved communication by shortening the time to communicate across sea. Turned a voyage of weeks into a message that takes minutes to cross. -
telephone patented
Alexander Graham Bell patents one of the most important inventions in history. His telephone allowed parties to communicate with each other across large distances and was used by businesses, governments, and common use. -
telephone switchboard
Alexander Graham Bell patents one of the most important inventions in history. His telephone allowed parties to communicate with each other across large distances and was used by businesses, governments, and common use. -
most improved electric light
Many scientist and inventors made electric light bulbs before him, but Thomas Edison pattented the most improved design on November fourth 1879. Using different fillaments and improved vaccum techniques he invented the basic incandescent light bulb we still use today. -
A.C moter pattented
Many scientist and inventors made electric light bulbs before him, but Thomas Edison pattented the most improved design on November fourth 1879. Using different fillaments and improved vaccum techniques he invented the basic incandescent light bulb we still use today.