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Invented by Paul Cornu in 1907, the helicopter would go on to be a major means of transportation for both the military and for the general public. Cornu’s original invention included an open ...
Jul 21, 2009 · February 8: The Russo-Japanese War begins, with the two imperialists squabbling over Korea and Manchuria. February 23: Panama gains independence and sells the Panama Canal Zone to the U.S. for $10 million. Canal construction begins by the end of the year, as soon as the infrastructure is in place.
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- Telephone (1876) As early as 1860, an Italian inventor named Antonio Meucci demonstrated a “talking telegraph” that he called a telettrofono, an electromagnetic device that could transmit speech over electrical wires.
- Phonograph (1878) Thomas Edison and his phonograph. Thomas Edison was by far the most prolific and well-known inventor of the Gilded Age, and his fame started with the phonograph, the first machine for recording and playing back sound.
- Incandescent Light Bulb (1879) Thomas Edison with the incandescent light bulb. After the phonograph, Edison dedicated himself to the quest for a practical, long-lasting electric light bulb.
- Automobile (1886) The world's first automobile: a 3-wheeled open buggy designed by Carl Benz in 1886, seen in the Dresden Transport Museum. German engineer Carl Benz is credited with patenting the first gas-powered automobile, the three-wheeled Patent Motor Car No. 1, in 1886.
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- 1500s: Math representation. René Descartes invented analytical geometry, and by doing so he put a name and set of notations to different math ideas in a way that brought them together and communicated their relationship.
- 1582: Gregorian calendar. The calendar we still use today dates back to 1582, when it replaced and fine-tuned the previous Julian calendar. With 12 months of various lengths and an elaborate formula for the frequency of leap years, the Gregorian calendar keeps us on track with the real length of Earth’s orbit around the sun.
- 1600s: Telescope. In Classical times, people around the world saw an astonishing amount with the naked eye. But in the early 1600s, Hans Lippershey applied for the first-known patent for a magnifying lens to be fitted into what we now know as the telescope.
- 1600s: Ice cream. Thomas Jefferson brought ice cream back from France in the very late 1700s, but the food itself dates all the way back to the 17th century in Italy.
Technology Timeline (1752-1990) Benjamin Franklin's electricity experiments lead him to a valuable application — the lightning rod, which when placed at the apex of a barn, church steeple, or ...
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.
Jan 10, 2024 · Spanning roughly 1870-1900, the Gilded Age was a time of rapid industrialization in the United States. The country was transforming from an agrarian society of farmers and small producers to an industrial economy based in large urban cities. At the same time, there was a burst of innovation in the fields of engineering, science, and technology, which brought about some of the modern era's most ...
