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Piano
Bartolomeo Cristofori, the mastermind who changed music, was the one to invent the piano. Although it may not seem like it, but music had changed so much in the 1700's, after the piano was invented. -
Diving Bell
In 1717, Edmond Halley invented the diving bell. It was pure genius; all he used was leather tubes and lead-lined barrels. This opened up opportunities to discover the species in water. -
Flying Shuttle
John Kay was the man who invented the flying shuttle in 1733. John Kay had also named the flying shuttle the spinning frame. Before all fabrics were made by hand, all weaved by hand. -
Lightning Rod
Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod in 1752. The lightning rod is used to protect a structure from a lightning strike. Of course Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod, it was fortune. -
Spinning Jenny
The spinning jenny is a type of mechanism which is used for spinning cotton. It was invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves. -
Carbonated Water
Carbonated water, also known as soda water, was conceived in 1767 by Joseph Priestly. Back in the days when people had digestive problems, not everyone had volcanoes to get volcanic spring water to heal them, right? So then the mastermind, Joseph Priestly did an experiment; he infused water with carbon dioxide, and a bit of beer, and created soda water, carbonated water. -
Flush Toilet
In 1775, Alexander Cumming patented the flush toilet. Thank god he thought of it, because...we would have been stuck with the old non-flush ones! -
Steamship
Jacques Perrier was the man who invented a steamship. If it wasn't for Jacques, the Titanic wouldn't have been built either! Since then, many new and improved steamships have been made. -
Submarine
David Bushnell, the mastermind, was the one who invented the submarine. Imagine, how would we be able to see the marine life under the sea without David? -
Parachute
Louis-Sebastien Lenormand had demonstrated the very first parachute in 1783. The parachute was originally conceived in the 15th century, by Leonardo Da Vinci. But then Louis-Sebastien conceived and demonstrated the improved version of the parachute. -
Hot-Air Balloon
In 1783, the French Montgolfier brothers invented the hot-air balloon. It was told that the hot-air balloon is what opened up the explorations of the atmosphere above us. -
Chemical Bleaching
Chemical bleaching, which is used to clean clothes, dye hair, and all sorts of stuff, was invented by Claude Berthollet in 1785. In the past, people used to wash clothes with water, and used to dry them on bushes. But thanks to Claude, we use chemical bleaching! -
Bicycles
The first early design of a bicycle was invented in Scotland, by Comte De Sivrac, who named the the bicycle 'Velocipede'. It had 2 wheels, a saddle, like the ones on horses, and it was powered using your legs. Since then, many bicycle designs changed and were reinvented. -
Smallpox Vaccination
The smallpox vaccination, the first vaccination in the whole world, was made in 1796 by Edward Jenner, who was a scientist and physician. Smallpox was common back then, and was given by 2 sided needles. -
Battery
The mastermind, Alessandro Volta invented the battery in 1799-1800. Think about how much we all rely on batteries! Iphone's, Ipod's, I know I can't stay without mine! Batteries have impacted our lives so much that we can't really understand its true value. What would life be like without batteries? Nothing. Take a minute to understand the true meaning of the battery.
