technological inventions 1764-2017

spinning jenny.

Jan 1, 1764

James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny in England.

Steam engine.

Jan 1, 1769

In Great Britain, James Watt invented an improved steam engine that actually worked in a convenient way, unlike the former steam engines.

Indoor plumbing.

Jan 1, 1775

Thomas Crapper patented the first indoor toilet.

Threshing machine

Jan 1, 1784

Andrew Meikle invents the threshing machine.

Guillotine

Jan 1, 1789

In France, Joseph Ignace Guillotin introduced the guillotine as a more humane and painless form of execution.

cotton gin

Jan 1, 1793

Eli Whitney patented the first cotton gin in America.

Battery

Jan 1, 1800

Italian scientist Alessandro Volta invented batteries

miner's lamp

Jan 1, 1815

Humphry Davy invents the miner's lamp, also known as the Davy lamp.

Electric lamp

Jan 1, 1837

The first practical electric telegraph was introduced in England by Charles Wheatstone and William Cooke.

Bicycle

Jan 1, 1839

Kirkpatrick Macmillan, a Scottish corn trader, invented a bicycle.

sewing machine

Jan 1, 1846

Elias Howe invented the first practical sewing machine.

interchangeable (gun) parts.

Jan 1, 1851

Due to the recent availability of cheap iron, guns and other hardware were widely produced.

Typewriter

Jan 1, 1867

Christopher Scholes invents the first practical and modern typewriter.

Traffic lights

Feb 2, 1868

J P Knight invents traffic lights.

improvement of the telephone

May 2, 1876

Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone.

1st Moving picture

Feb 8, 1877

Eadweard Muybridge invents the first moving pictures.

1st Practical light bulb

Jun 2, 1878

Sir Joseph Wilson Swan was the first person to invent a practical and longer-lasting electic lightbulb.

Improvement of roll film

Apr 2, 1881

David Houston patents the roll film for cameras.

first metal detector

Apr 5, 1881

Alexander Graham Bell invents the first crude metal detector.

Mechanical cash register

Feb 2, 1884

James Ritty invents the first working, mechanical cash register.

Dishwasher

Feb 2, 1886

Josephine Cochrane invents the dishwasher.

Radar

Feb 2, 1887

German, Heinrich Hertz invents radar.

Gramophone

Feb 2, 1887

Emile Berliner creates the gramophone.

portable motion-picture camera

Dec 2, 1895

Lumiere Brothers invent a portable motion-picture camera, film processing unit and projector called the Cinematographe. Lumiere Brothers using their Cinematographe are the first to present a projected motion picture to an audience of more that one person.

Improved concept of the loop in the roller coaster

Feb 9, 1898

Edwin Prescott improves the loop concept from the roller coaster.

Escalator

Aug 10, 1900

Charles Seeberger redesigned Jesse Reno's escalator and invented the modern escalator.

Radio receiver, 1st successful transmission

Feb 2, 1901

The first radio receiver, successfully received a radio transmission.

Air conditioner

Apr 7, 1902

Willis Carrier invents the air conditioner.

Lie detector Machiner

Jun 13, 1902

The lie detector or polygraph machine is invented by James Mackenzie.

ductile tungsten used in lightbulbs.

Feb 2, 1903

William Coolidge invents ductile tungsten used in lightbulbs.

first gas motored and manned airplane

May 7, 1903

The Wright brothers invent the first gas motored and manned airplane.

Tractor

May 4, 1904

Benjamin Holt invents a tractor.

First sonar like device.

Jun 2, 1906

Lewis Nixon invents the first sonar like device.

first piloted helicopter was invented

May 11, 1907

The very first piloted helicopter was invented by Paul Cornu.

Color photography

Aug 10, 1907

Color photography invented by Auguste and Louis Lumiere.

Gyrocompass

Apr 14, 1908

The gyrocompass invented by Elmer A. Sperry.

The superheterodyne radio circuit

Jan 5, 1918

The superheterodyne radio circuit invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong. Today, every radio or television set uses this invention.

The electron microscope

Mar 9, 1919

Germans Max Knott and Ernst Ruska co-invent the electron microscope.

Polaroid photography

May 7, 1932

Polaroid photography invented by Edwin Herbert Land

The voice recognition machine

Mar 8, 1936

Bell Labs invents the voice recognition machine.

Photocopier

Sep 17, 1937

Chester F. Carlson invents the photocopier.

Modern color television system

Jun 14, 1940

Peter Goldmark invents modern color television system.

First computer controlled by software

Apr 10, 1941

Konrad Zuse's Z3, the first computer controlled by software.

The kidney dialysis machine

Dec 15, 1944

The kidney dialysis machine invented by Willem Kolff.

Mobile phones

Mar 17, 1947

Mobile phones first invented. Although cell phones were not sold commercially until 1983.

The remote

Mar 2, 1950

The remote was invented

Microwave oven

Jun 3, 1955

microwave oven was invented

First cardiac pacemaker

Feb 4, 1958

The first cardiac pacemaker was created

Communication Satellite

May 6, 1962

Communication Satellite was invented.

Smoke Detector

Feb 5, 1969

Smoke Detector was invented.

The internet

Mar 3, 1969

The internet was put into use.

Digital music

Mar 5, 1970

Digital music was created

MRI

Jun 2, 1973

MRI was invented.

PC

May 2, 1977

The PC was created.

Atari 2600

May 4, 1977

Atari 2600 was created.

GPS

Feb 5, 1978

GPS was created.

First Laptop

Feb 4, 1982

The first laptop was invented.

The CD

Oct 3, 1982

The CD was invented.

DNA fingerprinting

Dec 4, 1984

DNA fingerprinting was invented by Dr. Alley J.

MP3 player

May 2, 1998

MP3 player was invented.

Bluetooth

Nov 8, 2000

Bluetooth began manufacturing.

Wikipedia

Jan 15, 2001

Launch of Wikipedia.

AbioCor artificial heart

May 4, 2001

AbioCor artificial heart used for an operation in 2001.

iPod

Oct 23, 2001

iPod was invented.

Youtube

Apr 7, 2005

Youtube started in 2005.

Apple iPhone

Sep 8, 2007

First touchscreen smartphone to gain mass.market.

Apple iPad

Jul 5, 2010

Apple iPad launch.

Google driveless car

Apr 29, 2012

Began testing the driverless car in 2012.

Virtual Reality: VR Headset

Jun 16, 2016

Virtual reality gets invented.