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Industrial Revolution to Early 20th Century
The Second Industrial Revolution, also known as the Technological Revolution, was a phase of rapid scientific discovery, standardisation, mass production and industrialisation from the late 19th century into the early 20th century. -
Milking machine
This machine included a hand pump connected to a container with rubber cups that fit all four teats of the cow. -
Margarine
Margarine was invented in France by Hippolyte Mèges-Mouries in response to Napoleon III's call for a cheap alternative to butter for French workers and for his armies in the Franco-Prussian war. -
Compressor refrigerator
The compressor is the "heart" of a refrigerator. It circulates the refrigerant throughout the system and adds pressure to the warm part of the circuit, and makes the refrigerant hot. -
Aluminium pan
The first large-scale production method was independently developed by French engineer Paul Héroult and American engineer Charles Martin Hall -
Coca-cola was invented
John S. Pemberton, a pharmacist in Atlanta, Georgia, created the syrup for Coca‑Cola. -
Isothermal bottle
Isothermal means the ability of a container to maintain the temperature of the liquid inside. -
Electric toaster
The first commercially successful electric toaster was introduced by General Electric in 1909 for the GE model D-12. -
Electric kettle
Carpenter Electric Company of Chicago introduced its first electric kettle in 1891. It had a heating resistor in a separate compartment underwater