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The englishman engineer Richard Trevithick is the inventor of the steam locomotive. He adapted a steam engine to railroads by making it work with the force of pressure.
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Elias Howe invented the modern sewing machine which can sew with two sewing threads. His invention follows the invention of the frenchman Barthelemy Thimonnier who was used to sew with only one thread.
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The internal combustion engine was invented by Etienne Lenoir in 1859. This type of motor is mainly used to propel transport vehicles or even for mobile tools.
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It was the scientist and engineer Alexander Graham Bell who invented the "telephone" in 1876. It's an invention which revolutionized communication around the world.
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The electric bulb is an invention that is used to light with the electricity. It was invented by Thomas Edison in 1879 thanks to the Lindsay's concept of electric bulb in 1835.