18th and early 19th

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  • War

    War
    The War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire (particularly Great Britain and British North America), and Britain's Indian allies, lasted from 1812 to 1815. It was fought chiefly on the Atlantic Ocean and on the land, coasts and waterways of North America.

  • Steam locomotive

    Steam locomotive
    George Stephenson in 1814 built the first steam locomotive. Railroads changed the face of England, and steamships shrank oceans. It was the textile industry, however, that was at the forefront of change.

  • Stethoscope

    Stethoscope
    Rene Laennec invents the stethoscope. It consisted of a wooden tube and was monaural. His device was similar to the common ear trumpet, a historical form of hearing aid; indeed, his invention was almost indistinguishable in structure and function from the trumpet, which was commonly called a "microphone".