Top 10 Inventions during the Industrial Revolution

The Battery

Dec 4, 1800

Alessandro Volta invented the first Voltaic Pile, now known as the battery.

The Industrail Revolution

Period: Dec 4, 1800 to Oct 1, 1908

The Telegraph

Dec 4, 1832

The Telegraph was invented by Baron Schilling von Canstatt. It uses electrical signals through telecommunication lines or a radio.

Theory of Evolution

Dec 4, 1859

The Theory of Evolution was finally invented after years of notes and researching by Charles Darwin. It is the theory of how living things change over a period of time.

Rockefellers Oil Drill

Jun 4, 1870

Rockefeller invented the oil drill and started his own company.

Telephone

Mar 7, 1876

Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone in 1876. He made the first call the Thomas A Watson saying "Mr.Watson, come here; I want you."

Electric Lightbulb

Oct 17, 1879

Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb. He was the first one to succeed.

Diesel and Diesel Engine

Dec 4, 1893

Rudolf Diesel invented the first diesel engine in 1879. After it was put on display in the Munich Exhibition, it got more sales.

Radio

Nov 8, 1898

Nikols Telsa invented the first radio after the supreme court rejected Marcoins invention of the radio.

First Airplane Flight

Dec 17, 1903

The Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, built the first flight of an airplane, They flew a glider, which is a plane with no engine, designed as a kite, 12 times in 2 minutes.

Assembly Line

Oct 1, 1908

Henry Ford invented the assembly line to increase production with his cars.