Inventions Project

Inventions From 1865 to 1915

Period: 1865 to 1915

Dishwasher Was Invented (Everyday Life)

1866

Invented By: Josephine Cochrane in 1866
Patented By: Josephine Cochrane on December 28, 1866

Air Brakes were Invented (Transportation)

1869

Invented By: George Westinghouse in 1869
Patented By: George Westinghouse in 1869 In 1869, an engineer named George Westinghouse knew the importance of safety as the new railroad industry had came about, so he invented the first triple- value air brakes.

Carpet Washer (Everyday Life)

1876

Invented By: Melville R. Bissell in 1876
Patented By: Melville R. Bissell on May 17, 1881

Telephone Was Invented (Communication)

1876

Invented By: Alexander Graham Bell in 1876
Patented By: Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 Alexander Graham Bell came to the United States as a teacher for the deaf. He came up with the idea of electronic speech while he was visiting his mother in Canada who had hearing problems.

Cash Register (Everyday Life)

1879

Invented By: James Ritty and John Birch in 1879
Patented By: Ritty Brothers in 1883

Electric Elevator (Transportation)

1880

Invented By: Wener Von Siemens in 1880
Patented By: Alexander Miles on October 11, 1887

`Paper Clip (Everyday Life)

1880

Invented By: Warren W. Cole in 1880
Patented By: Warren W. Cole on May, 4, 1897

Roller Coaster (Everyday Life/ Transportation)

1884

Invented By: LeMarcus Thompson in 1884
Patented By: LeMarcus Thompson in 1885

Motorcycle (Transportation)

1885

Invented By: Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in 1885
Patented By: Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach on August 29, 1885

Automobile (Transportation)

1885

Invented By: Carl Benz in 1885
Patented By: Carl Benz on January 29, 1886

Contact Lenses

1887

Invented By: A.E. Flick in 1887
Patented By: A.E. Flick in 1888

Gramophone (Everyday Life)

1887

Invented By: Emile Berliner in 1887
Patented By: Emile Berliner on November 8, 1887

Coca Cola (Everyday Life)

1892

Invented By: John Smith Pemberton on January 29, 1892
Patented By: John Smith Pemberton in 1893

Escalator (Transportation)

Mar 15, 1892

Invented By: Jesse Reno on March 15, 1892
Patented By: Jesse Reno on March 15, 1892

Radio (Communication)

1895

Invented By: Guglielmo Marconi in 1895
Patented By: Guglielmo Marconi in 1895

Air Conditioner was Invented (Everyday Life)

1902

Invented By: Willis Haviland Carrier in 1902
Patented By: Willis Haviland Carrier in February 1914

Windshield Wiper (Everyday Life/ Transportation)

1903

Invented By: Mary Anderson in 1903
Patented By: Mary Anderson on November 10, 1903 The windshield Wiper was invented by Mary Anderson, a woman who didn't even drive. She was an Entrepreneur who thought it made no sense for streetcar drives to have to jump off to clean their cars.

Human Flight (Transportation)

Dec 17, 1903

Invented By: Wilbur and Orville Wright on December 17, 1903
Patented By: Wilbur and Orville Wright on December 17, 1903 Around 1896, newspapers mainly discussed different accounts regarding flying machines. Wilbur and Orville both thought that if a pilot was in the aircraft balancing it while it's in the air would help with control the controls.

Seaplane (Transportation)

Mar 28, 1910

Invented By: Henri Fabre on March 28, 1910
Patented By: Henri Fabre on March 28, 1910 Henri Fabre was not alone in seeking a plane that would take off from water, fly successfully, and land on water. But, she was the first to successfully do all of these things as other inventors struggled with having the key components to build a successful seaplane.

Traffic Light (Transportation)

Aug 5, 1914

Invented By: Lester Wire on August 5, 1914
Patented By: J.B. Hoge on January 1, 1918 Lester Wire invented the first electric traffic light which used red and green lights for safety reasons as he was a police officer. He wanted to find a better way to control traffic rather than having his patrolmen stand for hours in the middle of busy intersections.