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Battery
Count Alessandro Volta invents the battery. -
First Photograph
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce was the first person to take a photograph. He took the picture by setting up a machine called the camera obscura in the window of his home in France. It took eight hours for the camera to take the picture. -
Locomotive
George Stephenson designs the first steam locomotive. Eventually makes travel over long distances much easier which also allows massive amounts of goods to be transported across land easily. -
Propeller
Englishmen, Francis Pettit Smith invents the propeller. -
Typewriter
American, W.A. Burt invents a typewriter. Allows papers and books to be written more efficiently -
McCormick Reaper
American, Cyrus McCormick invents the first commercially successful reaper. Reduces the amount of work needed to harvest crops. Production increases. -
Corn Planter
Henry Blair patents a corn planter, he is the second black person to receive a U.S. patent. Makes it far easier to plant one of the main staple crops of the North and Midwest -
Wrench
Solymon Merrick patents the wrench. -
Calculator
Charles Babbage invents a mechanical calculator -
Photography
Englishmen, Henry Talbot invents calotype photography. -
Revolver
Samuel Colt invented the first revolver. makes life on the frontier more and less dangerous. this invention is widely used in the Civil War -
Telegraph
Samuel Morse invents the telegraph. Begins a time of lightning fast communication -
Morse Code
Samual Morse invents Morse Code. This system of tones is used to turn the telegraph into an effective mode of communication -
Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Welshmen, Sir William Robert Grove conceives of the first hydrogen fuel cell. -
Photograhy
Frenchmen, Louis Daguerre and J.N. Niepce co-invent Daguerreotype photography. -
Bicycle
Kirkpatrick Macmillan invents a bicycle. -
Grain Elevator
Joseph Dart builds the first grain elevator. Makes daily life easier. -
Mercerized Cotton
Englishmen, John Mercer invents mercerized cotton. gives cotton a glossy glow. Improves the quality and astethitic apeal of cotton clothes. -
Anesthesia for Desntistry
Dr. William Morton, a Massachusetts dentist, is the first to use anesthesia for tooth extraction. Allows dentistry work to be done far less painfully making dentist appointments more pleasurable. -
Antisceptics
Hungarian, Ignaz Semmelweis invents antisceptics. A ground breaking invention in the medical industry still used today. -
Dishwasher
Joel Houghton was granted the first patent for a dishwasher. Makes home life easier for those who can afford it. -
Gyroscope.
Bessemer Process invented by Henry Bessemer, a new and easier way to convert iron into steel. This makes steel far easier to get and is used to make many things from sky-skrapers to knives. -
Sleeping Train Car
George Pullman invents the Pullman Sleeping Car for train travel. Makes long travel on trains more bearable. -
Washing Machine
Hamilton Smith patents the rotary washing machine. Makes home life far easier for those fortunate enough to have one. -
Internal Combustion Engine
Jean Lenoir invents an internal combustion engine. leads to the firts automobiles, motorcycles and many other motor driven vehicles. -
Elevator Safety Brakes
Elisha Otis patents elevator safety brakes, creating a safer elevator. -
Cylinder Lock
Linus Yale invents the Yale lock or cylinder lock. Makes door locks easier and cheaper to manufacture. Similar locks are still used today. -
Machine Gun
Richard Gatling patents his machine gun. Revolutionalizes war. -
Plastic
Alexander Parkes invents the first man-made plastic. Makes a lighter, cheaper solid to use in industry. Very widely used today. -
Dynamite
Alfred Nobel invents dynamite. An explosive that makes excavation easier and more dangerous. Still widely used today -
Torpedo
Englishmen Robert Whitehead invents a torpedo. A new weapon used to deystroy ships. Newer versions are still used today. -
Modern Typewriter
Christopher Scholes invents the first practical and modern typewriter. Typewriters are easily available. This revolutionalizes the business and writing worlds. -
Air Brakes
George Westinghouse invents air brakes. -
Tungsten Steel
Robert Mushet invents tungsten steel. -
Traffic Lights
J P Knight invents traffic lights. -
Mail-Order Catalog
A.M. Ward issues the first mail-order catalog. Makes products easily available for people in the back country. -
Barbed Wire
Joseph Glidden invents barbed wire. -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone. Makes long distance instant comunication posible for the everyday person. -
Internal Combustion Engine
Nicolaus August Otto invents the first practical four-stroke internal combustion engine. -
Movies
Nicolaus August Otto invents the first practical four-stroke internal combustion engine. -
Phonograph
Thomas Edison invents the ylinder phonograph or tin foil phonograph. Makes home life more enjoyable to those who can afford it. -
Phonograph
Thomas Edison invents the ylinder phonograph or tin foil phonograph. Makes home life more enjoyable to those who can afford it. -
Movies
Eadweard Muybridge invents the first moving pictures or movies. -
Electric Lightbulb
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan was the first person to invent a practical and longer-lasting electric lightbulb, begins the electric revolution. -
First Practical Light Bulb
Thomas Edison invents the first practical and commercially available light bulb. Electric light soon becomes widely available making home life far easier. -
Toilet Paper
The British Perforated Paper Company invents a form of toilet paper. -
Metal Detector
Alexander Graham Bell invents the first crude metal detector. -
Roll Film
David Houston patents the roll film for cameras. Which allowed for millions of Americans to posses cameras and use them easily. -
Player Piano
Edward Leveaux patents the automatic player piano. A great entertainment peace for homes or restaurants for those who could afford it. -
Steam Turbine
Charles Parson patents the steam turbine -
Cash Register
James Ritty invents the first working, mechanical cash register. Changes business life drastically. -
Fountain Pen
Lewis Edson Waterman invents the first practical fountain pen.. -
Machine Gun
Harim Maxim invents his machine gun. -
Automobile
Karl Benz invents the first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine. -
Motorcycle
Gottlieb Daimler invents the first gas-engined motorcycle. -
Motor Vehcle
Gottlieb Daimler builds the world's first four-wheeled motor vehicle. -
Coca Cola
John Pemberton invents Coca Cola. A drink we all still drink today, minus the cocain of course. -
Gramaphone
Emile Berliner invents the gramophone. -
Contact Lenses
F.E. Muller and Adolph Fick invent the first wearable contact lenses. These are the beginning to the vast contact industry of today. They were not very practical at the time though. -
Radar
German, Heinrich Hertz invents radar. Still used today to detect airplanes, read the speed of moving objects, and many other things. -
Radar
German, Heinrich Hertz invents radar. Still used today to detect airplanes, read the speed of moving objects, and many other things. -
AC Motor
Nikola Tesla invents the AC motor and transformer. -
Cordite
Sir James Dewar and Sir Frederick Abel co-invent Cordite - a type of smokeless gunpowder. -
Escalator
Jesse W. Reno invents the escalator. newer versions are still in use today. -
Diesel Engine
Rudolf Diesel invents the diesel-fueled internal combustion engine. -
Zipper
American, W.L. Judson invents the zipper. Revolutionized the clothing industry. -
Movie Camera
Lumiere Brothers invent a portable motion-picture camera, film processing unit and projector called the Cinematographe. Lumiere Brothers using their Cinematographe are the first to present a projected motion picture to an audience of more that one person. -
Rollar Coaster
Edwin Prescott patents the roller coaster. Provides fun for the Whole Family! Begins amusement parks. -
Vacum Cleaner
John Thurman patents the motor-driven vacuum cleaner. Cheaper and more modern looking vacuum cleaner. Made life easier for the wealthy