2nd Industrial Revolution Inventions Timeline

Dynamite

Nov 6, 1866

Alfred Nobel invents dynamite.

Traffic Lights

Nov 6, 1868

J.P. Knight invents traffic lights.

Motorcycle

Nov 13, 1869

Sylvester Roper invents the motorcycle.

Barbed Wire

Nov 6, 1873

Joseph Glidden invents barbed wire

Telephone

Nov 6, 1876

Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.

Light Bulb

Nov 13, 1879

Thomas Edison invents the ligthbulb. Uses electricity.

Christmas Lights

Nov 13, 1882

Edward Johnson invents christmas lighs. Uses electricity

Steam Turbine

Nov 7, 1884

Charles Parson patents the first steam turbine.

Maxim Machine gun

Nov 7, 1885

Hiram Maxim inevents the first machine gun.

Swiss Army Knife

Nov 13, 1891

Carl Elsene invents the Swiss Army Knife.

Hershey Bar

Nov 13, 1900

Milton Hershey invents the Hershey Bar.

Electrostatic Motor

Nov 13, 1901

Elihu Thomson invents the electrostatic motor. Uses electricity.

Air Conditioner

Nov 13, 1902

Willis Haviland Carrier invents the air conditioner. Uses electric.

Flashlight

Nov 13, 1902

Conrad Hubert invents the flashlight. Uses electric.

Airplane

Nov 13, 1903

Wright Brothers invent the first succesful airplane.

Colt .45 M-1911

Nov 13, 1911

Samuel Colt invents the M-1911 .45 caliber pistol

Zipper

Nov 13, 1913

Gideon Sundback invents the zipper.

Toaster

Nov 13, 1919

Charles Strite invents the toaster.