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In 1854 Cyrus W. Field wanted to connect a telegraph cable from New York to Newfoundland, which could have shortened the arrival of reports, he was not satisfied so he extended the cable to Ireland and then to London. It was not easy at all, I failed 2 times. But in 1858 the ships successfully reached their destinations. -
In the 1859s, Darwin published an influential book called The Origin of Species. Which said:
1. Species do not remain static over time, they evolve
2. The theory of natural selection explains why living things evolve
3. All living beings start from a common ancestor
4. Darwin put an end to the idea that humans are something special within the Universe. -
In September 1867, the first volume of Karl Marx's "Capital" was published in Hamburg. It is one of the most prevalent books in history. Marx tries to analyze the mechanism of a capitalist economy with the concepts of political economy. -
The construction of the Suez Canal is very important because it connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean and it was the first time that excavation machinery was used. Its construction began in 1859 by the Frenchman Ferdinand de Lesseps, in February 1867 when the first ship crossed the canal. It was inaugurated in 1969. Its creation meant new trade routes. -
Bell, together with the American Elisha Gray, was considered for many years the inventor of the telephone but in reality he did not create it, but rather he was the first to patent it, in 1876. The one who created it was the Italian Antonio Meucc -
It was on October 21, 1879 that Thomas Alva Edison successfully tested the first light bulb. Edison began work on an electric lighting system, something he hoped would compete with gas and oil-based lighting. was required for indoor use -
It is celebrated between November 16, 1885 and February 26, 1885 to solve the problems that the colonial expansion in Africa implied and to solve its distribution. After the Conference, all of Africa (except Liberia) was partitioned. -
Karl Benz was a German engineer and inventor, known for having created the first vehicle in history in 1886, designed to be powered by an internal combustion engine, his creation facilitated the movement of goods -
Marconi was an Italian electronic engineer, in 1895 Marconi obtained the first results in wireless communication, a technology that used radio waves discovered a few years earlier. He is also known as the inventor of the radio, although this is really a collective invention. -
The Wright brothers were two inventors of aviation engineers are recognized for inventing, building and flying the world's first airplane successfully launched with an external catapult, a short flight was achieved, enough to test the travel and control system of the plane. plane. It is claimed that its first flight took place in December 1903. In May 1903 the Wright Brothers patent their invention. -
The first expedition to reach the South Pole was led by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and together with four of the members, Amundsen's idea was to reach the Arctic and conquer the North Pole. Arriving at the Pole on December 14, 1911, Amundsen and his team returned safely to their base.