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Top 10 Greatest Inventions of the 19th Century
Thomas Alva Edison
Inventions from the 1800s:
Inventors 1900 to 1999
Orville and Wilbur Wright | Orville was at the controls of the world’s first powered flight while Wilbur observed (1903). |
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Leo Baekeland | Inventor of plastic (1905) |
Reginald Fessenden | Invented radio broadcasting (1906) |
Mary Phelps Jacob | Invented the bra (1913) |
Gidoen Sundback | Invented the zip (1913) |
The three most important inventions developed during the decade included the automobile, the airplane, and the radio.
1923 Traffic Signal: After seeing two vehicles crash into each other Garret Morgan invented the traffic signal in 1923. 1923 Automatic Watch: The first self winding wrist watch, with a self-winding mechanism, was invented by John Harwood in 1923.
1912 – The first tank was invented. Some years later two practical design were developed independantly – one by Australian engineering officer Günther Burstyn and one by Australian civil engineer Lancelot de Mole. The first modern tank was patented in 1912 by the inventor Lance De La Mole.
Common Era
Born in 1912
The rich in 1912 were able to lead very opulent and leisurely lives, with many servants, enormous meals, houses in the town and country. It was the perfect life…
British society was firmly divided along class lines. Those with the most money had the most power. The Labour Party has only been formed 6 years ago to represent the interests of the working class.
There was very poor sanitation in the 1900’s and overcrowding was also another main issue. There was unequal distribution of resources. There was a lack of good housing and government support and welfare. The economy was very good in the 1900’s because of the Industrial Revolution and the British empire.
1912 Events
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936….
George V | |
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Reign | 6 May 1910 – 20 January 1936 |
Coronation | 22 June 1911 |
Imperial Durbar | 12 December 1911 |
Predecessor | Edward VII |
Balkan Wars, (1912–13), two successive military conflicts that deprived the Ottoman Empire of all its remaining territory in Europe except part of Thrace and the city of Adrianople (Edirne).
In 1912, London was divided in a class system. The working class made up 80% of Britain but they owned very little. They worked in factories or shops and had very physical jobs. They led tough lives and barely had enough money to live.
Schools were a lot different in 1912 than today. In the rural areas there was still only one teacher many times that taught all of the grades in a single room building. In larger areas a student may have a teacher for two or three grades before moving on to another teacher for the couple of grades.
Women were considered a helpmate for their husbands. If the family lived on a farm there were additional chores, as animals and crops were tended. Divorce was still shunned and most women stayed in a bad marriage because they were so reliant on their husband.
The people of the working classes also had to deal with the aspects of everyday life that affect all people everywhere, such as food, shelter, clothing, and family. And they got to have fun. They went to cafes, and even went out to the theater and the opera.
While it is undoubtedly true that by modern standards the workers who manned the factories and mills of 1800 in England laboured for inhuman hours from an early age in conditions of terrible danger, noise and dirt, returning to crowded and insanitary homes through polluted streets, and had dreadful job security, diet.
At the turn of the century it took an annual income of at least $600 to live comfortably but the average worker made between $400 and $500 per year. Factory workers had to face long hours, poor working conditions, and job instability. During economic recessions many workers lost their jobs or faced sharp pay cuts.
The life of a 19th-century American industrial worker was far from easy. Even in good times wages were low, hours long and working conditions hazardous. Little of the wealth which the growth of the nation had generated went to its workers.
Queen Victoria