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Bessemer Process
The process was created by Sir Henry Bessemer. It allowed the mass production of steel. It also decreased cost and labor while speeding up production time. -
Internal Combustion Engine
Belgian Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir created the first internal combustion engine. It took the place of the steam, and it gave the world automobiles, airplanes, and submarines. -
Suez Canal
It is a sea-level waterway in Egypt.The canal was built by new explosives, and it connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. -
Electric Lamp
It was created by Thomas Edison and Sir Joseph Swann separately. The lamps lasted a lot longer than before, and they were brighter too. -
Mount Cenis
It was built by explosives and one of the first great tunnels built. The mount connects Val-Cenis in France in the northwest and Susa in Italy in the southeast. -
Rayon
Rayon is created from nitrocellulose. Count Hilaire de Chardonnet created the first man made fibers. Rayon revolutionized the textile industry because chemistry made it possible to produce synthetic fabrics. -
First automobile
Karl Benz patented the first automobile. It was the first to generate its own power, instead of using horses. -
Marconi's Invention
Marconi successfully transmitted wireless signals across the Atlantic. He sent the first radio wave from Poldhu in Cornwall, England, to Newfoundland, Canada. People across continents were now more connected. -
The Simplon
It was also built by explosives and is another one of the great tunnels built. It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont. -
Panama Canal
It connects the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean, and it was also built with explosives. It is a 48-mile waterway.