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Period: to
1800-1918
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Jacquard Loom
Invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard. It simplified the process of creating textiles with complicated patterns such as brocade, damask and matelasse. -
Steam locomotive
The first full scale working locomotive was built by Richard Trevithick. It produced pulling power through a steam engine. -
Pyréolophore (Internal Combustion Engine)
Probably the worlds first internal combustion engine, it was invented in Chalon-sur-Saône, France, by Nicéphore Niépce and his brother Claude. -
Heliography
The photographic process invented by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, which he used to produce the earliest known permanent photograph from nature, View from the Window at Le Gras. -
Morse Telegraph
Independently developed and patented in the United States by Samuel Morse. It allowed communication over long distances. -
Typewriter
A mechanical machine for writing in characters similar to those produced by printers today. Invented by Peter Mitterhoffer. -
Gatling Gun
One of the best known early rapid fire weapons and a forerunner of the machine gun. Invented by Richard Gatling. -
Telephone
A telecommunication device for users to talk over long distances. Alexander Graham Bell patented it and was credited with its invetion. -
Phonograph
A device introduced for the recording and reproduction of sound. Invented by Thomas Edison. -
Light bulb
Produces light with a wire filament heated to a high temperature by an electric current passing through it, until it glows. Invented by Thomas Edison. -
Toaster
An appliance designed to toast multiple types of bread products. Invented in Edinburgh, Scotland by Alan MacMasters. -
Mutoscope
An early motion picture device invented and patented by Herman Casler. It did not project on a screen and instead let only one person view at a time. -
Electrical air conditioning
The process of changing the properties of air to more favorable conditions. Invented by Willis Carrier. -
Air plane
A powered fixed wing aircraft that is propelled foward by a jet engine or propeller. Invented by Wilbur and Orville Wright. -
American Football Helmet
Attemted to direct blows away from the top of the head. Multiple people were contributed to its invention.
