Inventions By Wessley King 1804 Railroad Created by Cornelius Vanderbilt. The railroad was created to get to places faster. 1836 morse code 1844 morse code It is the first form of communication 1876 Telephone 1877 phonograph 1878 typewriter 1879 Electricity Powers everything to things in your house 1879 Light Bulbs 1895 Radio way on listening to things