Inventions of 1830-1900 By Arnulfo Reyna Oct 30, 1800 Frenchmen, J.M. Jacquard invents the Jacquard Loom; Count Alessandro Volta invents the battery Oct 30, 1804 1804 – Richard Trevithick, an English mining engineer, developed the first steam-powered locomotive Oct 30, 1809 1809 – Humphry Davy invents the first electric light – the first arc lamp Oct 30, 1814 1814 – George Stephenson designs the first steam locomotive; Joseph Nicéphore Niépce was the first person to take a photograph Oct 30, 1825 1825 – William Sturgeon invented the electromagnet Oct 30, 1843 1843 – Alexander Bain of Scotland, invents the facsimile Oct 30, 1853 1853 – George Cayley invents a manned glider Oct 30, 1900 1900 – The zeppelin invented by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
