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Steam Locomotive
Cornishman Robert Trevithick developed the steam locomotive that was light enough to run on rails because heavy engines were not suitable.
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Safety Match
The safety match was invented to be struck on one specific surface so that the match did not ignite at any friction.
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Miner's lamp (Davy Lamp)
The lamp was created to be used in flammable locations without catching on fire.
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First functional sewing machine
The sewing machine was made to increase the rate of textiles production.
The inventor, Barthelemy Thimonnier was nearly killed because workers feared that they would lose their jobs.
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Lawn Mower
The lawn mower was created by inspiration of the cutting of cloth, and to make the cutting of grass convenient.
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Electric Dynamo
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Colt Revolver
Sam Colt invented the revolver to improve from older single-shot firearms. The user cocks the hammer to reload the gun after firing the bullet. It requires the user to push out the chamber and put the bullets in the holes.
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Military Tank
The first armoured tank was developed by the British to break the stalemate of trenches in WWI. It was designed for an all – terrain purpose, unlike its predecessor – the armoured car, which could only be used on a flat terrain. -
Field gun
The field gun was a lightly armoured gun to destroy lightly armoured tanks or to kill enemy charging infantry.
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First programmable computer
The Z1 was developed by the Germans to differentiate flying bombs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z1_(computer)