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Annotated Time Line of Inventions (1790-1850)

By Joshua.Car
  • 1440

    printing press

    printing press
    The printing press was made in 1440 by Johannes Gutenburg. The machine was made for newspapers,commercials,etc. And it can be used for work, and to spread knowledge.

  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    The cotton gin was made in 1793 by Eli Whitney,Catherine Littlefield Greene.It impacted america by making the process easier of separating the cotton fiber from its seeds. Making there more to sell or buy and cheaper. And the cotton gin made cotton a profitable cash crop.

  • The battery

    The battery
    The battery was made in 1799 by Alessandro Volts. It was made to stabilize currents. And it acts like a backup light source. And we use it for flashlights,remotes,etc.

  • Jacquard Loom

    Jacquard Loom
    The Jacquard Loom was made in 1801 by Joseph Marie. This invention was used for weaving silk. And can be made for complex patterns.

  • Steam Locomotive

    Steam Locomotive
    The Steam Locomotive was made in 1802 by Richard Trevithick. And it was made for carrying water supplies for generating the steam and coal,oil,wood for heating the boiler.And it was a self-sufficient unit.

  • Steamboat

    Steamboat
    The steamboat invention was made in 1807 by Robert Fulton. The steamboat invention was used to increase exploration around the world and settlement by opening up two-way river transportation.It was also a way to move goods,props,and minerals.

  • Arc lamp

    Arc lamp
    The Arc lamp was made in 1809 by .It is used to make light in factories or other buildings. The Ark lamp is also a major light source for buildings back then because if people used candles as a light source they could burn the building down.

  • stethoscope

    stethoscope
    The Stethoscope was made in 1816 by Rene Laennec. The invention was made for music. And made up his own sounds. And were made from observations from autopsies.

  • Mechanical Reaper

    Mechanical Reaper
    The Mechanical Reaper was made in 1831 by Cyrus McCormick. The Reaper was made by farmers to make it easy to harvest crops mechanically. This helped the farmers because before the Reaper invention farmers had to use their hands,sickles,and other methods that took very long but with the Reaper invention it took less time. And crops could be cut faster than hand or any other method back then.

  • Dishwasher

    Dishwasher
    Dishwashers were made in 1850 by Cochran. This invention was made to clean your dishes after eating. And some people even cook in the dishwasher but I have only seen it in my strange addictions.