Inventions between 1865 and 1920

Storage Battery

Nov 6, 1859

Invented by Gaston Plante, rechargable battery. ELECTRICITY

Second Industrial Revolution

Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Dec 31, 1920

Typewriter

Jan 1, 1867

Invented by Christopher Scholes

Generator Improvement

Nov 6, 1867

"Self-excited dynamo" invented by Charles Wheatstone and Werner Siemens, produced more electrical energy than the magneto. ELECTRICITY

Traffic Light

Nov 7, 1868

Invented by J.P. Knight. ELECTRICITY

Russet Burbank Potato (Idaho Potato)

Nov 6, 1871

Invented by Luther Burbank, who invented over 800 new American plants.

Barbed Wire

Jan 1, 1873

Invented by Joseph Glidden, it was cheaper than lumber for fence post and kept the cattle in the rancher's land.

Telephone

Nov 5, 1876

Invented by Alexander Graham Bell for means of communication

Internal Combustion Engine

Nov 7, 1876

Invented by Nicolaus August Otto

Light Bulb

Nov 5, 1879

Invented by Thomas Edison, the first safe and inexpensive lightbulb. ELECTRICITY

Kodak Camera Flexible Film

Nov 5, 1888

Invented by George Eastman, dry, transparent, and flexible photo film.

Vaccuum Cleaner

Nov 7, 1901

Invented by Herbert Booth.

Neon Light

Nov 7, 1902

Invented by George Claud. ELECTRICITY

Tractor

Nov 7, 1904

Invented by Benjamin Holt.

Electric Cash Register

Nov 6, 1906

Invented by Charles F. Kettering. ELECTRICITY

Model T

Nov 5, 1908

Invented by Henry Ford, first sold for 950 dollars.

Electric Car Ignition

Nov 6, 1911

Invented by Charles Kettering. ELECTRICITY

Gas Mask

Jan 1, 1914

Invented by Garrett Morgan to save minors trapped in underground mines.

Browning Gun

Nov 7, 1916

Invented by John Browning

Pop-Up Toaster

Nov 7, 1919

Invented by Charles Strite. ELECTRICITY

Band-Aid

Jan 1, 1920

Invented by Earle Dickson, who's wife had many kitchen insidents and needed and easy wound cover.