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However, other inventors before Bell had worked on the development of the telephone and the invention had several pioneers. [430] 1877: Thomas Edison invents the first working phonograph. [431] 1878: Henry Fleuss is granted a patent for the first practical rebreather. [432] 1878: Lester Allan Pelton invents the Pelton wheel.
Heron (c. 10–70), Roman Egypt – usually credited with invention of the aeolipile, although it may have been described a century earlier; John Herschel (1792–1871), UK – photographic fixer (hypo), actinometer; Harry Houdini (1874–1926) U.S. – flight time illusion; Heinrich Hertz (1857–1894), Germany – radio telegraphy ...
Science and invention in Birmingham; Scientific achievements, inventions, and discoveries of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; List of Scottish inventions and discoveries; List of Serbian inventions and discoveries; List of Serbian inventors and discoverers; List of Singaporean inventions and discoveries
Many years later, Evans' invention would be sold off for parts. On July 16, 2005, Philadelphia celebrated the 200th anniversary of Oliver Evans's Orukter Amphibolos. Many historians describe Oliver Evans' invention as the United States' first land and water transporter. [46] 1805 Vapor-compression refrigeration. Schematic of Gorrie's 1841 ice ...
A timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) encompasses the innovative advancements of the United States within a historical context, dating from the Progressive Era to the end of World War II, which have been achieved by inventors who are either native-born or naturalized citizens of the United States.
The following articles cover the timeline of United States inventions: Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890), before the turn of the century; Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945), before World War II; Timeline of United States inventions (1946–1991), during the Cold War
Plumbing – the Maya have been found to be the earliest inventors of plumbing in Mesoamerica, with the earliest example of a pressurized water system being constructed in 750 CE—or earlier. This pressurized water system was located in the Maya site of Palenque , where public baths and toilets were accessible to the residents of the ancient city.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... American inventors (12 C, 523 P) B. Bulletin board systems (8 C, ... Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890) ...