SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE 19TH CENTURY

  • LOCOMOTIVE

    LOCOMOTIVE

    A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.It was invented by Richard Trevithick in 1804.
  • VACCINE

    VACCINE

    A vaccine is a preparation intended to generate acquired immunity against a disease by stimulating the production of antibodies.The vaccine against smallpox was invented by Edward Jenner 8 January 1823.
  • PHOTOGRAPHY

    PHOTOGRAPHY

    Photography is the art and technique of obtaining long-lasting images due to the action of light. It was invented by Nicéphore Niepce in 1826.
  • ANESTHESIA

    ANESTHESIA

    Anesthesia is a controlled medical act in which drugs are used to block the tactile and painful sensitivity of a patient, whether in all or part of their body and with or without compromise of conscience. The first anesthesia performed was on October 16, 1846 by William Thomas Green Morton
  • TELEPHONE

    TELEPHONE

    The telephone is a telecommunication device designed to transmit acoustic signals at a distance by means of electrical signals. It was invented in 1854 by the Italian inventor Antonio Meucci.
  • CLINICAL THERMOMETER

    CLINICAL THERMOMETER

    The clinical thermometers, are those used to measure body temperature. Thomas Clifford Allbutt was a British physician who invented the clinical thermometer in 1866.
  • PHONOGRAPH

    PHONOGRAPH

    The phonograph was the most common first device for recording and reproducing sounds from the 1870s to the 1880s.
  • INCANDESCENT LAMP OR LIGHT BULB

    INCANDESCENT LAMP OR LIGHT BULB

    Incandescent lamp or light bulb is a device that produces light by heating.On October 21, 1879 Thomas Alva Edison showed for the first time the electric lamp with a light bulb that was on for 48 hours. There are other inventors who showed that they too have invented other types of light bulbs prior to Edison's.
  • COCA-COLA

    COCA-COLA

    Coca Cola or Coke was invented by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton began the commercialization of a syrup designed to combat digestion problems that also provided energy. Then the drink became a success so John Stith Pemberton decided to name it and logo.
  • ASPIRIN

    ASPIRIN

    The Aspirin is a medication used to reduce pain, fever, or inflammation.It was invented by Félix Hoffmann on August 10, 1897.