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This article contains a list of inventions by the Shakers, officially known as the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearance.Founded in the 18th century, the Shakers, a celibate sect who lived a communal lifestyle, were known for their many innovative creations in varied fields including agriculture, furniture, housework, and medicine.
Note: Although these inventions were created on the Iberian Peninsula, that does not mean they were not made by people of Spanish heritage due to the area being part of the Islamic Empire. Alcohol distillation; Mercuric oxide, first synthesized by Abu al-Qasim al-Qurtubi al-Majriti (10th century). Modern surgery. Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi (936 ...
Pages in category "Shaker inventions" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of Shaker ...
Santiago Ramón y Cajal fathered modern neuroscience and was the first person of Spanish origin to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1906). This is a list of inventors and discoverers who are of Spanish origin or otherwise reside in continental Spain or one of the country's oversees territories.
Drawer pulls for dressers or other furniture were made of wood. [1] Shakers are known for modifying tools and objects for the needs of aging people, and people with disabilities. [4] A core business for the New Lebanon Shaker community by the 1860s was the production of well-made "ladder" back or turned post chairs. The minimalist design and ...
Mother's First-Born Daughters: early Shaker writings on women and religion. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1993. Kern, Louis J. An Ordered Love: Sex Roles and Sexuality in Victorian Utopias: The Shakers, the Mormons, and the Oneida Community (University of North Carolina Press, 1981) online Archived July 8, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
Pages in category "Spanish inventions" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Corbett's electrostatic machine is a static electricity generating device that was made by the Shaker physician Thomas Corbett in 1810. Intended to treat rheumatism , [ 1 ] the device built up a static charge and stored it in a Leyden jar , an early type of capacitor .