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Industrial Revolution

  • Apr 11, 1440

    Printing Press

    Johannes Gutenberg was the inventor of the printing press. This was one of the most inventions of this time.
  • First Steam Engine

    First Steam Engine
    The first steam engine was created by Thomas Savery. The machine was made to pump water out of coal mines.
  • Power Loom

    Power Loom
    Created by Edmund Cartwright. Key development of weaving back in the day. Powered by a line shaft.
  • Door Lock

    Door Lock
    Sir Linus Yale Sr. invented the door lock. There was another style of door lock but this is the the most like the ones today.
  • Safety Pin

    Safety Pin
    Walter Hunt was the first to create the safety pin. A variation of a regular pin which includes a simple mechanism.
  • Mason Jar

    Mason Jar
    Made by John Mason. Mostly used for canning.
  • Cable Car

    Cable Car
    Created by Andrew Hallidie. Clay Street was the first city the cable car made an appearance in.
  • Barbed Wire

    Joseph F. Glidden invented the first barbed wire. He probably wanted to keep all the haters out.
  • Radio

    Radio
    Invented by Guglielmo Marconi.Used to send the first radio signal.
  • Telephone

    Telephone
    Invented by Alexander Graham Bell. Awarded a patent for the electric phone.
  • Dishwasher

    Dishwasher
    Invented by Josephine Cochrane. Made washing dishes more practical.
  • Escalator

    Escalator
    Invented by Jesse W. Reno and Charles Seeberger. Used at Old Iron Pier