Invention Timeline

By tappy2010

  • 1893 Toaster by Alan MacMasters

    1893 Toaster by Alan MacMasters
    "Eclipse Toaster" was the first toaster, but it toasted only one side of the bread. You would manually flip the bread.

  • 1895 Radio by G Marconi and A S Popov

    1895 Radio by G Marconi and A S Popov
    Marconi's idea took shape when he sent a wireless Morse code message to a source more than a kilometer away. Radios and wireless communication is used now more than ever in history.

  • 1900 Zeppelin by Germany Ferdinand Zeppelin

    1900 Zeppelin by Germany Ferdinand Zeppelin
    First used opening of the war for getting information by flying above enemy lines, higher that gun range could reach. Later used to make bombing runs on cities.

  • 1901 Vacuum Cleaner by Hubert Cecil Booth

    1901 Vacuum Cleaner by Hubert Cecil Booth
    Huberts first machine. Called the "Puffing Billy". Used a 5 hp piston pump driven by a gasoline engine or electric motor. An appliance most modern homes have today to keep homes clean of hair, dust and dirt.

  • 1903 Airplane by Wilber and Orville Wright

    1903 Airplane by Wilber and Orville Wright
    Orville flew first because Wilbur had taken his turn in a failed previous attempt. The Wright flyer was in the air for 12 seconds and went 120 feet. In 2019 4.5 Billion passengers took 42 million flights worldwide. An average of 115,000 commercial flights every day.