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  2. 1870s - Wikipedia

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    The prototype telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. The phonograph is invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison. The 6.35mm headphone jack was invented in 1878 and is still widely used today. The first version of the light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison in 1879. The steam drill is invented in 1879.

  3. Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890) - Wikipedia

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    The first rotary can opener with a cutting wheel was invented in 1870 by William W. Lyman, of Meriden, Connecticut, who received a U.S. Patent 105,346 on July 12, 1870. In 1925 the Star Can Opener Company of San Francisco improved on Lyman's wheel blade by adding a second, serrated or toothed wheel, called a "feed wheel" or "turning gear" to ...

  4. 1870 in science - Wikipedia

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    The year 1870 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. Biology. January 18 ...

  5. Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) - Wikipedia

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    Co-invented in 1935 by Charles Richter along with Beno Gutenberg of the California Institute of Technology, the Richter magnitude scale was firstly intended to be used only in a particular study area in California, and on seismograms recorded on a particular instrument, the Wood-Anderson torsion seismometer. [257] 1935 Black light

  6. Timeline of United States inventions - Wikipedia

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    The following articles cover the timeline of United States inventions: Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890) , before the turn of the century Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) , before World War II

  7. Timeline of photography technology - Wikipedia

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    The oldest surviving camera photograph, by Nicéphore Niépce, 1826 or 1827 [1] View of the Boulevard du Temple, first photograph including a person (on pavement at lower left), by Daguerre, 1838 First durable color photograph, 1861 An 1877 photographic color print on paper by Louis Ducos du Hauron.

  8. Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia

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    2004: First podcast, invented by Adam Curry and Dave Winer, is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet and it usually features one or more recurring hosts engaged in a discussion about a particular topic or current event. [543] [544] [545] 2005: YouTube, the first popular video-streaming site, was founded

  9. Penny-farthing - Wikipedia

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    Around 1870 English inventor James Starley, described as the father of the bicycle industry, and others, began producing bicycles based on the French boneshaker but with front wheels of increasing size, [4] because larger front wheels, up to 5 feet (152 cm) in diameter, enabled higher speeds on bicycles limited to direct-drive.