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287 BCE
Archimedes
Archimedes anticipated modern calculus and analysis by applying concepts of infinitesimals and the method of exhaustion to derive and rigorously prove a range of geometrical theorems, including the area of a circle, the surface area and volume of a sphere, and the area under a parabola. -
Isaac Newton
Newton's Principia formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation. Newton also built the first practical reflecting telescope and developed a sophisticated theory of colour based on the observation that a prism decomposes white light into the colours of the visible spectrum. -
Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta
Alessandro was an Italian physicist, chemist, and a pioneer of electricity and power, who is credited as the inventor of the electrical battery and the discoverer of methane. -
Samuel Morse
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph. This was a game changer for the wars that were about to enter our country. This allowed messages to reach out to people faster. -
Batteries "Volts"
Count Alessandro Volta invented the battery, his name is partly why we now measure power in "volts". -
Coffee Pot
Benjamin Thompson invented the coffee pot that people still use on a regular basis today. -
Tin Can
Peter Durand, the tin can is an evolution for storage of canned goods. -
Steam Engine
George Stephson designed the first successful steam engine. -
Miner's Lamp
Humphry Davy invented the miner's lamp. This lamp will be used for minning. -
Iron Plow
Jethro Wood with interchangeable parts. -
Cement
Joseph Aspdin will change the way builder's build with the creation of this hard man made material. -
Matches
John Walker invented matches, these will be a quicker way to produce fire. -
Braille Printing
Louis Braille invented a type of raised lettering for the blind. It is a series of dots which would be called Braille. -
Type Writer
W.A Burt invented the type writer which would allow writers to create writing in a much quicker fashion. -
Sewing Machine
Sewing Machines were invented by Barthélemy Thimonnier, these are made to sew two pieces of clothing together, such as quilts, shirts, pants, and materials. -
Refridgerator
Jacob Perkins was the result of this invention. Before this was invented, in order to keep their food cold they would bury it in the ground. -
Revolver
Samuel Colt invented the Revolver, this weapon became very popular and was widely used. -
Telegraph
Samuel Morse allowed people to communicate via wires over long distances. The next year he intended the Morse Code, which is still used today. -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison invented electricity. Without electricity we wouldn't have lights, transportation with vehicles, etc. Our whole world would be living in the dark because we depend on it so much. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone and founding the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885. -
Safety Pin
Walter Hunt is the inventor of the safety pin which is used for fastening pieces of fabric or clothing together. -
Dishwasher
Joel Houghton invented the dishwasher. This invention will allow people to wash their dishes non-manually. -
Pasteurization
Lois Pasteur boiled milk at a high temperature to kill harmful bacteria in milk. -
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. -
Vaccum Cleaner
British engineer Hubert Cecil Booth came up with a motorized vacuum cleaner. This is still widely used today and it's main purpose is to get rid of excess dirt, etc. on the ground that we can not see. -
Fords
Henry Ford was an American captain of industry and a business magnate, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. -
Henry Ford
Ford did not invent the automobile or the assembly line, he developed and manufactured the first automobile that many middle class Americans could afford. He created the technique of mass production. -
Dynamite
Alfred Nobel was the inventor, this invention will develope large mining operations. -
Wilbur and Orville Wright
American aviators, engineers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who are credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. -
Silos
The term silo is derived from the Greek σιρός (siros), "pit for holding grain". The first modern silo, a wooden and upright one filled with grain, was invented and built in 1873 by Fred Hatch. -
Chewing Gum
Thomas Adams invented gum. Gum has chicle which is a form of rubber. Just like rubber bands don't dissolve when you chew them, neither does chicle. -
Barbed Wire
Joseph Glidden invented barbed wire, Joseph placed the barbs along a wire and then twisted another wire around it to keep the barbs in place. -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell. invented the telephone that will be used for longer distance communications over a device hooked up to wires. -
Light-Bulb
Thomas Edison will light up the world with this energy. -
Albert Einstein
Einstein developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics). Einstein is best known by the general public for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2 (which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation") -
Coca-Cola
John Pemberton invented a refreshment that would grip the country. -
Zipper
W.L Judson invented the zipper. The zipper is placed on many materials and clothing. -
Airplane
Wilbur and Oliver Wright invented the first successful airplane. -
Popsicle
Frank Epperson accidentally invented the summertime treat. He had mixed some sugary soda powder with water and left it out overnight. It was a cold night, and the mixture froze. -
Gas Tractors
John Froelich invented the first successful gasoline-powered engine that could be driven backwards and forwards.
