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Samuel Fahnestock patents a "soda fountain". This soda fountain is the predecessor of the modern day soda fountains we have in all restaurants.
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Alexander Graham Bell patented the phone in 1876, with the first regular line constructed a year later. This was the basis for the phones that are used nowadays.
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Thomas Edison received this patent embodying the principles of his incandescent lamp that made way for the light bulb. This was one of the greatest inventions ever as we are able to have lights all over the world.
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The "Cork Swimming Suit" was invented by Paschal Plant in 1882. It was made to “perfectly free motions of the body and limbs” and was made out of strong string and small pieces of cork.
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John Otto Lose patented the "One-Wheeled Vehicle" in 1885. It was a type of unicycle in which the driver could sit down on and also had an umbrella.
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Hollerith electric tabulating system, including tabulating machine, card reader, pantograph punching machine, and sorting machine. This machine is the predecessor of a calculator.
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James C. Boyle patented the "Saluting Device" in 1896. This was made to help the person who used it practice good etiquette. This device was inside the hat and this made the hat automatically rotate the hat when the user wanted to salute.
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Ferdinand Graf Zeppelin invented the "Navigable Balloon" in 1899. This was a gas-powered airship.
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Otto A. Hensel patented the “Rocking or Oscillating Bath Tub” in 1900. This bath tub was made to rock the user back and forth without splashing water outside of the tub.
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Karl Lange patented a “Double Bicycle for Looping the Loop” in 1905.
