SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

By inesssariyas
  • Coalbrookdale locomotive - Richard Trevithick

    Coalbrookdale locomotive - Richard Trevithick

    We chose this fact because it was the first locomotive that was able to function, and without it we wouldn't have the vehicles that we have nowadays.
  • Telephone - Antonio Meucci

    Telephone - Antonio Meucci

    From our point of view, nowadays we wouldn't be able to live without our phones; so we find that the invention of the telephone was a very important event of the 19th century, as it helped people to communicate.
  • Process of pasteurization - Louis Pasteur

    Process of pasteurization - Louis Pasteur

    Thanks to this process humans got better vaccines and medical products, as well as products to eat.
  • Screw propeller - Henrietta Vansittart

    Screw propeller - Henrietta Vansittart

    Even though, she just improved his father's screw propeller it was her invention the one that became more popular and that it's used in many machines.
  • Crib attachment for bedsteads - Harriet Tracy

    Crib attachment for bedsteads - Harriet Tracy

    This invention was very useful for the children of the century, as they now could have a more confortable rest without disturbing their parents.
  • Zigzag sewing machine- Helen Blanchard

    Zigzag sewing machine- Helen Blanchard

    Thanks to this machine clothes could be done more quickly and they were more effective than other sewing techniques that they used before.
  • Phonograph - Thomas Alva Edison

    Phonograph - Thomas Alva Edison

    This was the first gadget able to record and to play sounds, so we think that it was a crucial invention for the society.
  • Lifeboat - Maria Beasley

    Lifeboat - Maria Beasley

    Thanks to this invention many people didn't die in the sea and they could be saved. The lifeboat is still used today.
  • Dishwasher - Josephine Garis Cochrane

    Dishwasher - Josephine Garis Cochrane

    Thanks to Cochrane's invention, many women's housework in the 19th century became easier and quick and we still use it today.
  • Medical syringe - LETITIA GEER

    Medical syringe - LETITIA GEER

    Letitia Geer invented the first syringe that could be used with just one hand, which made the doctor and nurse's work faster and easier. Thanks to her invention the health system evolved.