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English Dictionary
A dictionary of the English Language written by Samuel Johnson. It took Johnson a total of nine years to complete his work, his dictionary was viewed as the preeminent English Dictionary. -
Spinning Jenny
The spinning jenny is a spinning frame made of multi-spool. It was invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves. Durin that time, cotton production was too slow for the high demand until the spinning jenny was invented to supply those needs. -
Water Frame
The Water Frame was invented in 1764 by Richard Arkwright so that it could produce stronger threads for yarns. The first models were powered by water so the invention was first known as the water frame. -
Indoor Plumbing Patented
Issued to Alexander Cummings, the flushing toilet was recognized to be a revolutionary idea. People were beginning to realize having toilets and sewer systems that could control human waste as a priority. -
Spinning Mule
Samuel Crompton invented the spinning mule. It combined the spinning jenny and the rollers of the water frame. The spinning mule allowed the spinner easy control over the weaving process, so different yarn could be made, -
Guillotine used in Fench Revolution
The guillotine was designed for carrying out executions by decapitation. It is made of a tall frame in which a weighted blade is raised to the top and the condemned person is at the bottom of the frame with the neck held directly below the blade. The blade is released and severs the body off the head. This was most known for usage in the French Revolution, and a symbol of the Reign of Terror. -
Telegraph
This was invented in 1794 by Claude Chappe. This system was visual and used a flag-based alphabet that depended on visuals for communication. -
Smallpox Vaccination
The smallpox vaccine was the first successful vaccine to be developed. Edward Jenner, who acted upon his observation that milkmaids who caught the cowpox virus did not catch smallpox. Before the vaccination, death rates in individuals with smallpox were high up to 35% in some cases. -
Test trial of Steamboat
This steamboat was cast loose in presence of an immense crowd of spectators. The steamboat moved but slowly, making only between three and four miles an hour against the current; but this was, all things considered, a great success. -
Lightbulb
Humphry Davy, an English chemist, invented the first electric light by connecting two wires to a battery and attaching a charcoal strip betwween the other ends of the wires. The charged carbon glowed making the first arc lamp. -
Patenting of Canned Foods
Peter Durand made an impact on food preservation with his 1810 patenting of the tin can. At first, the cans were so thick, they had to be hammered open. As they got thinner, can openers became invented. -
Telegraph
Samuel F. B. Morse conceived of an electromagnetic telegraph. This model incorporates the basic features of marking dots and dashes on paper. The patent was approved in 1849. -
Patenting of Revolver
Samuel Colt was granted a U.S. patent for the Colt revolver, which was equipped with a revolving cylinder containing five or six bullets and an innovative cocking device. -
Rubber Tires
Charles Goodyear discovers weatherproof rubber. He saw rubber as what we know it is today: the first and most versatile of the modern "plastics." He perceived in it a "vegetable leather" that defied the elements, an "elastic metal," a wood substitute that could be shaped in molds. -
Sewing Machine is Patented
Elias Howe was the inventor of the first American-patented sewing machine. At 250 stitches a minute, his lockstitch mechanism outstitched the output of five hand sewers with a reputation for speed. -
First Display of Anathesia
The first public demonstration of ether anesthesia, a seminal event in medical history, took place at Massachusetts General Hospital. Before it, surgery had been an incredibly painful experience. -
First Synthetic Dye
The first human-made organic dye, mauveine, was discovered by William Henry Perkin. They quickly replaced the customary natural dyes. -
Landing of Transatlantic Cable
The transatlantic cable altered for all time personal, commercial, and political relations between peoples on the two sides of the ocean. -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell while experimenting with his technique called "harmonic telegraph" discovered he could hear sound over a wire. The sound was that of a twanging clock spring. -
Diesel Engine Patented
Rudolf Diesel was issued a patent for a proposed engine, in which air would be compressed so much that the temperature would far exceed the ignition temperature of the fuel.
