Inventions 19th century
Transcript of Inventions 19th century
About me
• Andrew Talaga
• First-year student at Delta College
• Majoring in Business/Management
• Class: HIS 112• Professor Laura Dull
Steam-Powered Boat• Henry Bell-1812
• Invented the first commercially successful steamship in Europe: John Wood
• Comet • 30-ton wooden paddle steamer with a 3-horsepower engine
• Wrecked in 1820
Impact of the Steamboat
• Revolutionized transportation and navigation in Europe
• Transportation of goods and materials became more efficient
• Commercial trading capabilities increased
• Traditional farming ways of life changed
Internal Combustion Engine
• Nikolaus Otto-1862• Designed an indirect-acting free-piston compression-less engine
• Nikolaus Otto, Gottlieb Daimler, and Wilhem Maybach-1876• Developed a practical four-stroke cycle (Otto cycle) engine
Otto’s I.C.E. Impact
Positive
• Most widely used type of engine• Automobiles, Large boats,
and Light aircrafts
• Efficient and cheap
Negative
• Pollution• Reducing air quality
• Releases harmful gasses
• “Contributes to global warming”
Battery
• Alessandro Volta-1800• Invented the Voltaic Pile
• Produced a reliable and steady current of electricity
• Gaston Plante-1859• Developed the first storage lead-acid battery that could be
recharged
Impact of the Battery
Alessandro Volta
• One of the most important inventions
• Gave scientists new ideas• Set off another electrical age
• Provided power for telephone and telegraph industries
Gaston Plante
• Precursor to the modern-day car battery
• Impact still today• Cell Phones
• Laptops
• Cordless Power Tools
What the 19th Century did?
• It was a great foundation for future ideas and inventions
• Revolutionized many aspects of everyday life
• Positively impacted many of the modern-day technologies we use
• Changed the world for the better!
Works Cited
• "BU-101: When Was the Battery Invented?" Information on the Invention of the Battery. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.
• "Internal Combustion - HowStuffWorks." HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.
• "Related Electricity & Magnetism Pages." National High Magnetic Field Laboratory: Museum of Electricity and Magnetism. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2014.
• "Thank You, Internal-Combustion Engine, for Cleaning up the Environment." : The Freeman : Foundation for Economic Education. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2014.
Works Cited (continued)
• "BRITS AT THEIR BEST: British Inventions Ingenious Timeline 19th Century 1855 - Copyright 2006 - 2010 David Abbott and Catherine Glass." BRITS AT THEIR BEST: British Inventions Ingenious Timeline 19th Century 1855 - Copyright 2006 - 2010 David Abbott and Catherine Glass. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.
• Danelek, Jeff. "Top 10 Greatest Inventions of the 19th Century - Toptenz.net." Toptenz.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.