From Automobiles to Telephones The Dawn of Modernity in 1886

Carbon wire filament incandescent light bulb (1886) by Edison Electric Light CompanyNEMO Science Museum. It's hard to imagine life without these glass bulbs ... Karl Benz invented the three-wheeled Motor Car, known as the “Motorwagen”, in 1866. It was the first true, modern automobile, and that's why many name him the ... Coca-Cola's history began in 1886 when the curiosity of an Atlanta pharmacist, Dr. John S. Pemberton, led him to create a distinctive tasting soft drink. National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee and dishwasher inventor ... made dishwashers popular with the general public. The Garis-Cochran ... John Collins Warren, the School's first dean, provides the first public demonstration of anesthesia in surgery. 1886. Appendicitis. Reginald Heber Fitz provides ... Waterman, a New York inventor, patents and successfully markets a fountain pen, a major innovation in the history of writing instruments. ... Mass marketing of ... From the steam engine to the world wide web, Britain has a long and proud history when it comes to inventions. ... 1886, many of us are ... FREE Newsletter · Freidrich Winzer (Winsor) was the first person to patent gas lighting. · Richard Trevithick, an English mining engineer, developed the first ... A short chronological timeline of inventions and discoveries from 4 billion BC to the present day ... Car engines. 1886, Josephine Cochran invents ... In 1784, Murdock made a model high-pressure engine, and Watt in his patent put forth the idea of a steam carriage for common roads. This was two years before ...