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Thaddeus Lowe
Abraham Lincoln made Lowe the Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army Balloon Corps, in July 1861. Lowe helped build balloons and he was the most acknowledged balloonist of his time to build transatlantic balloons. As soon as Lowe was asked to build four balloons equipped with mobile hydrogen gas generators, he went right to work. Lowe built seven balloons the smaller balloons for windier weather and the larger balloons were for carrying more weight and traveling to higher elevations. -
Gatling Gun
The Gatling Gun was invented by Richard J. Gatling. This gun consisted of six barrels in a revolving frame. This gun was one of the first machine guns and was able to fire continuously. At the time it didnt reload itself . Each Barrel shot one bullet and ejected the used catridges.This structure allowed higher rates of fire without overheating any barrels. This gun was used with a hand crank. Bullets were placed in the gun through a hopper on top. This gun could fire six hundred rounds a minute. -
Louis Pasteur invented pasteurization
Pasteurization is the process of heating liquids in order to kill bacteria. Louis Pasteur studied bacteria during the mid 19th century and invented pasteurization. He discovered that spoilage can be prevented by heating liquids at 122-140 degrees Fahrenheit (50-60 degrees Celsius). On April 20, 1862, the first pasteurization test was completed. Today, pasteurization is primarily used in dairy products, but is also used in other liquids, such as fruit juices. -
Pierre Michaux
Pierre Michaux helped the make the bicycle. Pierre Michaux was a blacksmith and started making bicycles with the Oliver Brothers as a partnership in 1868. Their company was under his name, and it was called "Michaux et Cie" which means "Michaux and company" this was the first company to construct bicycles with pedals on a large scale, a machine which was called a velocipede at the time. The partnership with the Oliver brothers ended in 1869 which ended the first bicycle craze in the U.S.A. -
Crayola Crayons: The Many Colors
Crayola Crayons were first invented by the Binney & Smith Company. They created a mixture using red oxide pigments, which were originally used to make paint. Throughout the next few years, the Binney & Smith Company produced a few more inventions, all leading up to the crayola crayons we use now. When they finished the other inventions, the company realized they needed to improve their crayola crayons. Now the company could afford parrafin wax, which they used to improve the crayola crayons.
