Diesel Engine Mousetrap Radio Semi-Automatic Shotgun Diesel Engine Rudolph Diesel invented the diesel engine after realizing that the aging steam engine was quite inefficient. The diesel engine uses compressed air to run an engine, along with a new fuel, which Diesel developed. Diesel’s engine was put into locomotives and boats. It is now quite common among …
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History Lesson #135
Coca-Cola Induction Motor Ballpoint Pen Zipper Coca-Cola In the 1800’s, alcohol banning was beginning so spread on a local scale. John Pemberton lived in Atlanta, GA. He fought in the Civil War and got slashed on the shoulder. It was painful, so he took morphine. He got addicted. So he tried to come up with …
History Lesson #130
Light Switch Skyscraper Dishwasher Electromagnetic Waves Light Switch Thomas Edison invented a light bulb. But many other people invented different light bulbs that didn’t work as well. Joseph Swan was one of them. He lived in England. John Holmes went to a public demonstration of Swan’s. Holmes noticed what type of switch Swan used for his bulb. …
History Lesson #125
Light Bulb Cash Register Thermostat Steam Turbine Light Bulb Before he became an inventor, Thomas Edison saved the life of a three-year-old boy who was about to get run over. The boy’s father got Edison a job at Western Union telegraph company, although he was soon fired for doing experiments on his nightshift; however, the …
History Lesson #120
Telephone Carpet Sweeper Phonograph Moving Pictures Telephone Alexander Gram Bell was inspired by the telegraph, and Joseph Henry, to invent the telephone. Henry gave Bell advice and encouragement when Bell told him about his idea. The telephone allows us to communicate across long distances. Bell went on to create Bell telephone company, or AT&T (American …
History Lesson #115
Jeans Fire Sprinkler QWERTY Keyboard Dental Drill Jeans If you were an 1800’s railroad worker, you would not want your pants to tear on the job, even if they didn’t tear down the back. So the need for stronger pants arose. Jacob Davis invented riveted blue jeans to meet this need. However, he could not …
History Lesson #110
Clothes Hanger Rotary Can Opener Mail Order Catalog Earmuffs Clothes Hanger Until the 1800’s, clothes were always stored in chests or drawers. O.A. North invented the clothes hanger in 1869 to store clothes without getting them wrinkled. Clothes can be stored in small spaces without being wrinkled. There is not much space in an apartment …
History Lesson #105
Air break Traffic Light Tape Measure Pipe Wrench Air break George Westinghouse Sr. was the father of the famous George Westinghouse Jr. Westinghouse Sr. owned some machine shops, in which George learned. Westinghouse Jr. grew up as a good businessman. One day, he experienced a train wreck because the brakemen couldn’t turn on the individual brakes …
History Lesson #95
91. Roller Skates 94. Pasteurization Old West Background 92. Barbed Wire 93. Cowboy Hat My Favorite Invention This Week Lesson #91: Roller Skates James Plimpton invented the roller skate in 1863, during the Civil War. Once the war ended in 1865, Plimpton began to advertise his roller skate as a way to relax after the …
History Lesson #90
Postcard Gatling Gun Linoleum Ratcheting Wrench Postcard The postage stamp reformed the UK postage system in the 1840’s, and this paved the way for the postcard. The printing press was also to play a role in the postcard’s invention. The postcard was invented by Hyman Lipman, inventor of the pencil eraser, and John Charlton. It …