Inventions By Grayceedmonds Jul 28, 1793 Eli Whitney created the cotton gin Jan 1, 1800 Alessandro Volta created electric batteries Jul 28, 1874 Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio Jan 1, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell created the telephone Dec 31, 1879 Thomas Edison created the lightbulb Jul 28, 1886 Gottlied Daimier created the internal combustion engine Jul 28, 1903 Orville Wright made the first aircraft Jul 28, 1913 Henry Ford created the first automobile