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 Romantic
Tales - Historical
 Innovations
of the 19th Century
The 19th century was a time of
tremendous development from a technological perspective. Tools and many of
the daily items we take for granted today were new and innovative to the 19th
century generations.
You may be surprised at the
extent of inventions that were created during a one-hundred year period.
We can truly appreciate the visionary minds of the individuals who have made
day-to-day living easier.
Years 1800-1820
| 1800 |
Battery |
| 1801 |
Gaslighting. By 1807,
London had gas streetlights. |
| 1803 |
Steel pen |
| 1812 |
Storage battery |
| 1814 |
First locomotive in the U.S. and
the steam-powered rotary printing press in London |
| 1816 |
Camera |
| 1818 |
Blood transfusion.
Although discovered, physicians of the time did not understand blood
transfusion and thus was not really used until the 20th century. |
| 1819 |
Stethoscope. The first
stethoscope had a wooden tube. |
Years 1821-1840
| 1821 |
Electric motor |
| 1827 |
Matches. However, these
worked rather poorly. The phosphorous match replaced these type in
1836. |
| 1830 |
Food canning, which would become
a very important technology. In addition, the portable steam fire
engine and the first steam locomotive, the Tom Thumb, raced against a
horse-drawn railcar in Baltimore. |
| 1831 |
Chloroform was discovered.
This would become a critically important invention, particularly on the
battlefield. |
| 1834 |
McCormick reaper (would change
agriculture forever!) and refrigeration! |
| 1837 |
The Telegraph, which was
demonstrated by Morse. The telegraph would be the first step in revolutionizing
communication. The first message was sent in 1844 in Morse
code. It was: "What hath God wrought?" |
| 1839 |
Daguerreotype (photograph) |
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