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- The Radio. The invention of the radio was the first among all the major inventions of this period of 100 years (1900-2000). Radio was not invented by a single individual, but was resulted out of contributions of several scientists and inventors.
- The Airplane. After the radio, the airplane ranks as one of the earliest inventions of the 20th century. Wilbur and Orville Wright, through their invention of the airplane in 1903, demonstrated that man could fly; actualizing a concept that was found earlier only in mythological stories.
- The Television. The invention of the television dazed people all over the world. Today, life without the television is literally unimaginable for more than half of the population of the world.
- The Computer. The computer is the greatest, incomparable invention belonging to the 20th century. There is no single inventor accredited with the invention of the computer, as it was born out of many scientists’, researchers’ and mathematicians’ contribution.
20th century 1900s. 1900: The first Zeppelin is designed by Theodor Kober. 1901: The first motorized cleaner using suction, a powered "vacuum cleaner", is patented independently by Hubert Cecil Booth and David T. Kenney. 1903: The first successful gas turbine is invented by Ægidius Elling. 1903: Édouard Bénédictus invents laminated glass.
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The zeppelin invented by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.Charles Seeberger redesigned Jesse Reno's escalator and invented the modern escalator.King Camp Gillette invents the double-edged safety razor.The first radioreceiver successfully received a radio transmission.Hubert Booth invents a compact and modern vacuum cleaner.The lie detectoror polygraph machine is invented by James Mackenzie.The birth of the Teddy Bear.George Claude invented neonlight.Edward Binney and Harold Smith co-invent crayons.Bottle-making machinery invented by Michael J. Owens.The Wright brothersinvent the first gas motored and manned airplane.Benjamin Holt invents a tractor.John A Fleming invents a vacuum diodeor Fleming valve.Lewis Nixon invents the first sonar-like device.Lee Deforest invents electronic amplifying tube (triode).Color photography invented by Auguste and Louis Lumiere.The very first piloted helicopterwas invented by Paul Cornu.The gyrocompass invented by Elmer A. Sperry.J W Geiger and W Müller invent the geiger counter.Thomas Edison demonstrated the first talking motion picture.Georges Claude displayed the first neonlamp to the public on December 11, 1910, in Paris.- Mary Bellis
Aug 13, 2023 · Aug 13, 2023. The 20th century was a remarkable period of human history, marked by unprecedented progress in science, technology, and innovation. From groundbreaking inventions that...
Many important inventions of the 20th century originated there. But it was the United States that had the capacity to assimilate innovations and take full advantage from them at times when other countries were deficient in one or other of the vital social resources without which a brilliant invention cannot be converted into a commercial success.
References. 20th century in science. Science advanced dramatically during the 20th century. There were new and radical developments in the physical, life and human sciences, building on the progress made in the 19th century. [1]
