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Bycicle
Karl von Drais is credited with developing the first bicycle. His machine, known as the "swiftwalker," hit the road in 1817. This early bicycle had no pedals, and its frame was a wooden beam. -
Lighter
When struck just like a firearm wheel the wood bursts into flame. This is useful for soldiers on campaign.” One of the first lighters was invented by a German chemist named Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner -
Fountain Pen
The Romanian inventor Petrache Poenaru received a French patent on May 25, 1827, for the first fountain pen. Whilst studying in France, he was so busy scribbling notes he needed an instrument that would save him time. -
Steam Locomotive
George Stephenson and his son, Robert, built the first practical steam locomotive. Stephenson built his "travelling engine" in 1814, which was used to haul coal at the Killingworth mine. -
Ice Cream Maker
Jurgen Hans is credited with the invention of the first ice machine to produce edible ice in 1843 In 1932 he founded a company called Kulinda and started manufacturing edible ice -
Repeating Rifle
The first effective breech-loading and repeating flintlock firearms were developed in the early 1860. One early magazine repeater has been attributed to Michele Lorenzoni, a Florentine gunmaker. -
Machine Gun
Hiram Maxim built the first effective machine gun, which revolutionized warfare. Maxim was apprenticed at 14 to a carriage maker. While learning that trade, he exhibited a knack for invention -
Dynamite
By the mid-19th century much more powerful explosives were being created by treating various organic substances with nitric acid. Among these new explosives was dynamite, a stabilized form of nitroglycerin, invented in 1867 by Alfred Nobel -
Jeans
Often the term "jeans" refers to a particular style of trousers, called "blue jeans", which were invented by Jacob W. Davis in partnership with Levi Strauss & Co. in 1871 and patented by Jacob W. Davis and Levi Strauss on May 20, 1873. -
X-Ray
Wilhelm Roentgen, Professor of Physics in Wurzburg, Bavaria, discovered X-rays in 1895—accidentally—while testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass he died. -
Airplane
On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane. The Wrights used this stopwatch to time the Kitty Hawk flights.