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Alfred Noble Creates Dynamite
A safer way to blast holes in mountains or the ground than simply lighting black powder. Dynamite is important in clearing paths to build things such as roads and railroad tracks. -
Louis Pasteur Develops Vaccines For Diseases
Believed that germs caused disease. He created vaccines that helped prevent many common diseases, which helped people live longer. -
Public Health Act
Gives government responsibility to ensure public health for housing and sewage. -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents The Telephone
Was the first to get a patent for the telephone. Being able to speak to people over a telephone wire greatly changes the way the world communicates. -
Thomas Edison Uses A Light Bulb To Light A Lamp
Created a light bulb that lasted longer than other designs and showed it off by lighting a lamp. Allowed people to do many things at night, such as work that used to only happen during the day. -
Education Act
Made school compulsary for children up to age 10. -
The Brooklyn Bridge Opens
After 13 years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge was finished in New York. -
Ships
90% of all ships in the world are built in Great Britain. -
Railroads
35,000 miles of railroad track in Great Britain.. -
Factory Act
Raised the minimum work age to 12 years old. -
Orville Wright Makes The First Powered Airplane Flight
Using an engine that they invented, Orville and Wilbur Wright invent the first plane that is not powered by wind. Orville flies the plane for 12 seconds over a beach in North Carolina. -
Coal
236 million tons of coal mined in Great Britain. -
Henry Ford Creates The Model T.
Henry Ford creates a type of car called the Model T. It is much cheaper than other cars because it is made on an assembly line, allowing many more people to buy cars.