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Mercury Thermometer
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit made a thermometer that used mercury and established a graduated scale by taking advantage of the expansion and contraction moments of this metal. -
lightning rods
Benjamin Franklin successfully completed the famous lightning rod experiment. One day there was a thunderstorm and Franklin grabbed the kite and went out into the countryside. Through the silk thread the electricity reached the key. -
Sewing machine
Charles Fredrick Wiesenthal patented a mechanical instrument that made sewing easier. It was something as simple as a needle with two points and a buttonhole at the end. Enough to be considered the first sewing machine in history. -
Hydraulic press
Joseph Bramah produced the first hydraulic press, it achieved relatively small pressures and was not suitable for metal deformation. -
Anaesthesia
William Morton is considered the father of modern anaesthesia after demonstrating, on 16 October 1846, that inhaled ether could be used as a surgical anaesthetic. -
Telefone
The telephone is a telecommunication device.
It was invented by the Italian Antonio Meucci, who in 1854 built his first prototype, filing only a brief description of his invention with the United States Patent Office. -
Bicycle
Pierre Michaux was a French blacksmith and coachbuilder and is one of the main developers of the pedal bicycle. Together with his son Ernest, they are the inventors of the modern bicycle in 1861. -
Typewriter
Christopher Latham Sholes was an apprentice printer who became editor of the Wisconsin Enquirer. He designed the typewriter in 1872. -
Car
The invention of the automobile is traditionally attributed to Karl Benz. Benz needed the contribution of earlier inventions, such as the four-stroke engine invented independently by his compatriot. -
Aspirin
Felix Hoffmann was a German pharmacist who in 1897 obtained acetylsalicylic acid in pure form, until he invented aspirin.