Inventions of the 2nd Industrial Revolution

Inventions of the 2nd Industrial Revolution

Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Dec 31, 1920

Alfred Nobel

Nov 8, 1866

Invented dynamite.

Cyrus Field

Nov 13, 1866

Invented the transatlantic cable.

J P Knight

Nov 8, 1868

Invented the tarffic light. This invention uses electricity to power.

Alexander Graham Bell

Nov 7, 1876

Invented the his own updated telephone. This invention uses electricity to power.

Thomas Edison

Nov 6, 1877

Invented the phonograph, which was the first machine that could record and reproduce sound created a sensation. This invention uses electricity to power.

Eadweard Muybridge

Nov 7, 1877

Invented the first moving pictures or ,what we could call today, movies.

Thomas Edison

Nov 6, 1882

Invented the lightbulb and electricity. This invention uses electricity to power.

Charles Parsons

Nov 7, 1884

Invented the steam turbine. This invention uses electricity to power.

James Ritty

Nov 8, 1884

Invented the cash register.

F.E. Muller and Adolph Fick

Nov 7, 1887

Invented the first wearable contact lenses.

George Eastman

Nov 6, 1888

Invented the roll film, or what we would call today, a camera.

Thomas Edison

Nov 6, 1888

Invented motion pictures.

Nikola Tesla

Nov 8, 1888

Invented the AC motor and transformer.

Jesse W. Reno

Nov 8, 1891

Invented the escalator. This invention uses electricity to power.

Rudolf Diesel

Nov 13, 1892

Invented the diesel engine.

W.L. Judson

Nov 8, 1893

Invented the zipper, for your pants.

John Thurman

Nov 8, 1899

Invented the vacumm cleaner. This invention uses electricity to power.

Richard Steiff

Nov 7, 1902

Invented the teddy bear.

Orville and Wilbur Wright, or "The Wright Brothers"

Nov 13, 1903

Invented the first airplane.

Henry Ford

Nov 6, 1908

Invented the first car, the Ford Model T.