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Water tubine
James Francis invents a water turbine now used in many of the world's hydropower plants. -
First lamp
Thomas Edison patents the modern incandescent electric lamp. -
photographic film.
Charles Eastman invents plastic photographic film. -
gasoline-engined car.
Karl Benz builds a gasoline-engined car. -
First dishwasher
Josephine Cochran invents the dishwasher -
movie projectors
French brothers Joseph and Louis Lumiere invent movie projectors and open the first movie theater. -
First TV
John Logie Baird develops mechanical television -
First solar powered house
Maria Telkes creates the first solar-powered house -
computer mouse
Douglas Engelbart develops the computer mouse. -
First handheld cellphone
Martin Cooper develops the first handheld cellphone (mobile phone)
