Inventions of the 2nd Industrial Revolution

Inventions of the 2nd Industrial Revolution

Period: Jan 1, 1860 to Jan 1, 1925

Dynamite

Jan 1, 1866

Alfred Nobel invents dynamite in 1866

Typewriter

Nov 13, 1867

1867 Christopher Scholes invents the first practical and modern typewriter.

Barbed Wire

Jan 1, 1873

Joseph Glidden invents barbed wire in 1873

Carpet Sweeper

Jan 1, 1876

Melville Bissell patents the carpet sweeper in 1876

telephone

Nov 13, 1876

1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone.

Electric light bulb

Nov 12, 1879

Thomas Edison's first successful light bulb model in 1879.

Electric iron

Jan 1, 1882

The electric iron was invented in 1882 by Henry W. Seeley

fountain pen

Nov 13, 1884

Lewis Edson Waterman invents the first practical fountain pen in 1884.

First machine gun

Jan 1, 1885

Harim Maxim invents the machine gun in 1885.

Matchbook

Nov 12, 1889

Joshua Pusey invents the matchbook.

The zipper

Jan 1, 1893

W.L. Judson invents the zipper in 1893

electric Neon light

Jan 1, 1902

George Claude invented neon light in 1902.

Air conditioner

Nov 13, 1902

1902 Willis Carrier invents the Apparatus for Treating Air for the Sackett-Wilhelms Lithographing and Publishing Co. in Brooklyn, N.Y. The machine blows air over cold coils to control room temperature and humidity.

First helicopter

Jan 1, 1907

The very first piloted helicopter was invented by Paul Cornu in 1907.

Electric Vacuum

Nov 13, 1908

The Hoover Company in 1908 introduced the first vacuum for home use.

Instant Coffee

Jan 1, 1909

Instant coffee invented by G. Washington in 1909.

The Bra

Jan 1, 1913

Mary Phelps Jacob invents the bra in 1913.

electric dishwasher

Nov 12, 1913

The Walker brothers put the first electric dishwasher of the market in 1913.

Fortune Cookies

Jan 1, 1918

Charles Jung invented fortune cookies in 1918.

electric Pop-up Toaster

Jan 1, 1919

The pop-up toaster invented by Charles Strite in 1919