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1886: Charles Martin Hall and independently Paul Héroult invent the Hall–Héroult process for economically producing aluminum in 1886. 1886: Karl Benz invents the first petrol or gasoline powered auto-mobile (car). [440] 1887: Carl Josef Bayer invents the Bayer process for the production of alumina.
Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890), before the turn of the century. Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945), before World War II. Timeline of United States inventions (1946–1991), during the Cold War. Timeline of United States inventions (after 1991), after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Jeans are trousers generally made from denim. Jeans became popular among teenagers starting in the 1950s which remains as a distinct icon of American fashion. In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis co-invented and co-patented the idea of using copper rivets at the stress points of sturdy work pants. After one of Davis' customers kept purchasing ...
The early technological and industrial development in the United States was facilitated by a unique confluence of geographical, social, and economic factors. The relative lack of workers kept U.S. wages generally higher than salaries in Europe and provided an incentive to mechanize some tasks.
t. e. A timeline of United States inventions (after 1991) encompasses the ingenuity and innovative advancements of the United States within a historical context, dating from the Contemporary era to the present day, which have been achieved by inventors who are either native-born or naturalized citizens of the United States.
[62] [63] In light of his invention of "Super Glue," Coover filed U.S. patent #2,768,109 on June 2, 1954, and it was issued to him on October 23, 1956. [64] 1943 Streptomycin. Streptomycin is an antibiotic drug, the first of a class of drugs called aminoglycosides to be discovered, and was the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis.
History of discoveries timeline. Year. Event. 600 BCE. Ancient Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus described static electricity by rubbing fur on substances such as amber. 1600. English scientist William Gilbert coined the word electricus after careful experiments. He also explained the magnetism of Earth. 1660.
Engineers during World War Two test a model of a Halifax bomber in a wind tunnel, an invention that dates back to 1871. The following is a list and timeline of innovations as well as inventions and discoveries that involved British people or the United Kingdom including predecessor states in the history of the formation of the United Kingdom ...