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Alfred Nobel produces dynamite, the first high explosive.
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Christopher Sholes invents the Remington typewriter.
James Clerk Maxwell states the laws of electro-magnetic radiation. -
Alexander Grahm Bells research on hearing and speech led him to experiment with hearing devices which eventually lead himt to being awarded the first U.S. patent for inventing the telephone.
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The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison. Other inventors had produced devices that could record sounds, but Edison's phonograph was the first to be able to reproduce the recorded sound.
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In 1878, the carbon microphone was invented by David Edward Hughes, and later developed during the 1920s. Hughes's microphone was the early model for the various carbon microphones that people use today.
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Thomas Ediosn is the first person to create a light bulb that lasts longer then every other design and proved it by showing it under a lamp.
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After 13 years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge is finished in New York City. At the time, it was the longest bridge in the world.
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Maxim invents the machine gun, making possible mass slaughter and beginning warfare.
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Karl Benz develops first automobile to run on internal- combustion engine.
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Lumière brothers develop Cinematograph.
Roentgen discovers X-rays. -
Joseph Thomson discovers particles smaller than atoms.
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Aspirin iwas nvented.
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The Wright brothers invent the first gas motored and manned airplane. This new invention eventualy evolves the transportation world.
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Color photography invented by Auguste and Louis Lumiere.
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The very first piloted helicopter was invented by Paul Cornu.
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Henry Ford mass-produces the Model T.
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Henry Ford designed cheaper, more affordable cars. This was beneficial for workers during the industrial revolution.
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Mary Phelps Jacob invents the bra.
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World World I began
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Eiffel Tower.
