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Pages in category "19th-century American inventors" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 618 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Allentown, Pennsylvania, one of several centers of 18th and 19th century American industrialization Francis Cabot Lowell, whose Boston Manufacturing Company helped revolutionize American factories. In the mid-1780s, Oliver Evans invented an automated flour mill that included a grain elevator and hopper boy.
Refrigerators from the late 19th century until 1929 used toxic gases, ammonia, methyl chloride, and sulfur dioxide as refrigerants. This new "miracle compound" was co-invented in 1929 by Charles Midgley Jr. and Charles Kettering. [224] 1929 Tampon (applicator) A tampon is a mass of absorbent material into a body cavity or wound to absorb bodily ...
Many historians attribute baseball's origins to the English sports of stoolball and rounders as well as to the 18th and 19th century North American sports of Old Cat and Town ball, all early precursors to baseball. However, the bat-and-ball sports played in the United States, Europe, or elsewhere in the world prior to 1845 did not resemble the ...
The American system of manufacturing was a set of manufacturing methods that evolved in the 19th century. [1] The two notable features were the extensive use of interchangeable parts and mechanization for production, which resulted in more efficient use of labor compared to hand methods.
From the first Apple computer to the COVID-19 vaccine, here are the most revolutionary inventions that were born in the U.S.A. in the past half-century.
Eventually the American glass industry grew, and the second half of the century saw numerous innovations. The two most significant innovations of the 19th century were mechanical pressing and a new formula for high quality glass. Mechanical pressing increased productivity and allowed more of the public to afford glassware.
Contributions; Talk; Contents move to ... The timeline of historic inventions is a chronological list of particularly important or significant ... 19th century 1800s ...