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Jan 24, 2020 · 1908. The gyrocompass invented by Elmer A. Sperry. Cellophane invented by Jacques E. Brandenberger. Model T first sold. J W Geiger and W Müller invent the geiger counter. Fritz Haber invents the Haber Process for making artificial nitrates. Bettmann Archive / Getty Images.
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The 1900s Science and Technology: Chronology. 1900: Thomas Alva Edison invents the nickel-based alkaline storage battery. 1900: German scientists invent the modern pendulum seismograph to detect earthquakes. 1900: Sigmund Freud 's On the Interpretation of Dreams is published. 1900: July 2 The first Zeppelin dirigible is flown in Germany.
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Sep 18, 2018 · 20th century inventions were hugely influenced by major developments in technology and resources, enabling the inventions of key items and devices which changed the way we live today. 1900 – 1910 inventions
- The Escalator. Where would malls be without the escalator? Better yet, what about our underground metro systems across the world. Appearing at the turn of the century in 1900, inventor Charles Seeberger took the already existing escalator designs from Jesse Reno and created the escalator, something that would eventually evolve into the cleated moving steps that we love and dogs fear across the world.
- The Gas- Powered Mercedes Car. The turn of the century started the era of the “horseless carriage.” Powerful for its time, lightweight, and very advanced the first gasoline-powered Mercedes came into existence in 1901.
- Razor. The process of shaving was far more dangerous than one might think before the actual invention of the razor.
- Nintendo Goes Global. Think where your childhood would be without those character-building moments on Super Smash Brothers or how much more bearable your adult has become with the hours you have spent playing Zelda on Nintendo Switch.
3.3 million years ago: The first tools. The history of technology begins even before the beginning of our own species. Sharp flakes of stone used as knives and larger unshaped stones used as hammers and anvils have been uncovered at Lake Turkana in Kenya. The tools were made 3.3 million years ago and thus were likely used by an ancestor such as ...
1900 Fly swatter. A fly swatter is a hand-held device for swatting and killing flies and other insects. The first modern fly-destruction device was invented in 1900 by Robert R. Montgomery, an entrepreneur based in Decatur, Illinois. On January 9, 1900, Montgomery was issued U.S. patent #640,790 for the "Fly-Killer". 1900 Thumbtack
Feb 12, 2023 · Ancient Egyptians invent lighthouses, including the huge Lighthouse of Alexandria. Fresnel lenses. ~300– 200 BCE. Chinese invent early magnetic direction finders. Compasses. ~250 BCE. Archimedes invents the screw pump for moving water and other materials. Tools and machines. c.150– 100 BCE.
