SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Coalbrookdale locomotive - Richard Trevithick

1802

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

1854

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

1864

Thanks to this process humans got better vaccines and medical products, as well as products to eat.

Screw propeller - Henrietta Vansittart

1866

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

1868

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

1873

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

1877

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

1880

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

1893

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

1896

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.