Second Industrial Revolution By gorto005 Jan 24, 1852 Elevator Jan 1, 1854 Bessemer Steel Process Jul 10, 1856 Birth of Nikola Tesla Jan 1, 1857 Siemens-Martin Steel Process Jan 1, 1860 Steel Rail Production Nov 6, 1866 Dynomite Jan 1, 1876 Telephone May 9, 1876 Internal Combustion Engine Jan 27, 1880 Commercial Incandesent Lightbulb Patent May 24, 1888 Induction Motor Patent - Tesla Jan 24, 1891 First Modern Power Station May 1, 1893 World Columbian Exposition Jan 1, 1894 Nikola Tesla Creates X-Ray Photos