SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE 19TH CENTURY.

By Nerea2204

  • The invention of the vaccine

    The invention of the vaccine
    The inventor of the vaccine was Edward Jenner.He became interested in realizing that people who were in contact with cows that used to become infected with the smallpox vaccine virus.Jenner injected cowpox into the arm of a kid after recovering from the infection, Jenner introduced James to a new virus,this time that of human smallpox.James showed no symptoms of being infected with smallpox, testing the effectiveness of this method to preserve a person from contracting the disease.

  • First steam locomotive model

    First steam locomotive model
    It was invented by Richard Trevithick, an English engineer and inventor, in charge of designing and developing the first steam locomotive in history. In 1802 the first model of steam locomotive was born, which could drag a convoy weighing five tons and travel about 15 km at a speed of 20 km/h. It was mainly used in mining, it was invented in the UK.No could be used for people because of its speed.

  • Aspirin

    Aspirin
    The inventor of aspirin is Charles Fréderic Gerhardt in 1854. The great analgesic power and also the anti-inflammatory property of this natural remedy, have made it one of the most requested and prestigious drugs in history. But this wasn't always the case.
    In the mid-19th century, aspirin fell practically in disuse.

  • Oil

    Oil
    Colonel Edwin L. Drake drilled the world's first oil well, managing to extract oil in the United States.

  • Beginning to sterilize the material used in medicine

    English surgeon José Lister fought for everyone to understand the importance of disinfecting surgery instruments defending the absence of germs that can cause infection.

  • The phone

    The phone
    The phone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell along with Elisha Gray. In order to allow communication between people in different places.

  • Invention of the bulb

    Invention of the bulb
    On October 21, 1879, Thomas Alva Edison first showed the electric lamp with a light bulb that was on for 48 hours. Edison got the light bulb patent.

  • The car

    The car
    It was invented in Germany by Karl Benz who developed the first car with internal combustion engine.

  • Discovery of X-rays

    Discovery of X-rays
    Wilhem Konrad Roentgen discovered, while conducting experiments with a cathode ray tube, the existence of mysterious rays capable of traversing objects and impressing a photographic plate.
    Roentgen called them x-rays, for he was not known for their nature. X-rays are now known to be an invisible electromagnetic radiation that has the property of traversing solid bodies.

  • Invention of radio

    Invention of radio
    It was invested by Gugliemo Marconi and Nikola Tesla invention of the radioMarconi, a physicist and electrical engineer, invented a contraption that transmitted Morse code using radio waves. Tesla, for its part, created a basic radio design in the late 19th century and patented a robotic boat that was controlled through radio waves. The device had a big impact as it brought music, sport, news and theatre to citizens.

  • The invention of the airplane

    The invention of the airplane
    It was invented by brothers Wright, Wilbur and Oliver, who developed the first aircraft in the early twentieth century, we mean the first functional aircraft, which flew on December 17, 1903, was called Flyer.