Inventions from 1865-1915

  • Chuck Wagon

    Charles Goodnight created the Chuck Wagon in 1866. He was given credit for his creation so it was never pattened.
  • Motorcycle and Typewriter

    Motorcycle and Typewriter
    The motorcycle was created by Gotlieb Damier and Wilhelm Mayback who patened it in1865. The typewriter was created by Christopher Lathom Sholes and was patened in 1868.
  • Barbed Wire

    Barbed Wire
    was created by Joseph Glidden and he was granted the patent in 1874
  • Telephone

    Telephone
    created by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Important because it is probably the most used form of communication used today. Without it a lot of technical and social advances wouldn't have happened just yet. Patented in 1876
  • Phonograph

    Phonograph
    created by Thomas Edison in 1877. Patented in 1878
  • Toilet Paper

    Toilet Paper
    was created in 1879 by the British Perforated Paper Company. This is important, the reason is self explanatory, but imagine life without this tool.
  • Cash Register

    Cash Register
    was created in 1879 by James Ritty. It's a smart and efficient way of keeping track of money in a small business.
  • Incandescent Light Bulb

    Incandescent Light Bulb
    was created in 1879 by the Thomas Edison. It's important because it was the start of new light other than fire and it now used more than ever for almost everything. Patented in 1880
  • Ceiling Fan and Electric Flat Iron

    Ceiling Fan and Electric Flat Iron
    The ceiling fan was created in 1882 by Philip Diehl and was patented in 1887. The electric flat iron was also created in 1882 but was patented in 1882. It's creator was Henry W. Seeley.
  • Gasoline Powered Car

    Gasoline Powered Car
    created by Karl Benz in 1886. Important because it is probably the most common form of transportation used today. It helped with getting people around in a faster more update manor.
  • Contact Lenses

    Contact Lenses
    created by Fe Mueller and Adolf Fick in 1887. Important to some because they could not see and maybe glasses prevented them from doing things.
  • Refrigerator

    Refrigerator
    created in 1899 by Albert T Marshall. Important because it helps keep foods healthier and more alive longer.
  • Smoke Detector

    Smoke Detector
    created by Francis Robbins Uptown and Fernando J. Dibble in 1890. Patented in 1902.
  • Remote Control

    Remote Control
    created in 1898 by Nikola Tesla. Important because now we use remote controls to control many things, not just televisions.
  • Vacuum

    Vacuum
    created in 1901 by Hubert Cecil Booth. Helps make cleaning easier.
  • Airplane

    Airplane
    created by Orville and Wilbur Wright in 1903. Important because it helped traveling across the seas in a faster manner rather than traveling by boat or ship. Patented in 1906
  • Toaster

    Toaster
    created in 1913 by Cooperman Lloyd Groff. Helps with warming things up but not all things because that would make it a microwave. Patented in 1909 ( before developments were made. )
  • Pyrex Glass

    Pyrex Glass
    the creator's name is unknown but it is known that she was the wife of a scientist. It was patented in 1919 but created in 1915