ÿþ<html> <head> <title> WHKMLA : Science and Technology, 1829-1914 </title> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2003-2006 --> </head> <body bgcolor="lightblue" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"> </a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../meh.jpg" border = "0"> </a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "150" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> High Imperialism </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "tlhimp.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xtimelines.html"> <img src = "../timelines.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "tlfds.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "150" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> Fin de Siecle </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on April 17th 2003, last revised on September 6th 2004 </i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline : Science and Technology, 1829-1914 </B></font> <BR> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"><i> http://www.zum.de/whkmla/timelines/meh/tlscitech18.html </i></font></B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "110"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> 1829 <BR> 1832 <BR> 1839 <BR> 1840 <BR> 1840 <BR> 1847 <BR> 1849 <BR> 1849-1861 <BR> 1851 <BR> 1851 <BR> 1852 <BR> 1852-1861 <BR> 1855 <BR> 1855 <BR> 1855 <BR> 1858 <BR> 1859 <BR> 1859-1869 <BR> 1862 <BR> 1863 <BR> 1866 <BR> 1866 <BR> 1867 <BR> 1868 <BR> 1869 <BR> 1869 <BR> 1874 <BR> 1875 <BR> 1876 <BR> 1876 <BR> 1877 <BR> 1877 <BR> 1879 <BR> 1881 <BR> 1882 <BR> 1885 <BR> 1885 <BR> 1888 <BR> 1891 <BR> 1893 <BR> 1895 <BR> 1895 <BR> 1898 <BR> 1898 <BR> 1899 <BR> 1900 <BR> 1900 <BR> 1900 <BR> 1901-1908 <BR> 1903 <BR> 1903 <BR> 1904-1914 <BR> </font></TD> <BR><TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> <A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">F</A> : Louis Braille develops the Script for the Blind <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/prusindex.html">Prussia</A> : Johann Dreyse invents the Needle Gun <BR> USA : Samuel Goodyear invents Rubber Vulcanization technique <BR> USA : Samuel Morse develops the Morse Code <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xgermanyneu.html">D</A> : Justus von Liebig invents synthetical fertilizer <BR> USA : Richard Hoe invents the Rotary Printing Press <BR> CAN : Abraham Gesner distills Kerosene from petrol <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/ahindex.html">A</A>, <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xhungary.html">H</A> : Ignaz Semmelweis introduces Anti-Sepsis, suggests Hygiene in Hospitals <BR> USA : John Gorrie invents an Ice-Making Machine <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A> : Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace <BR> USA : E.G. Otis invents the Safety Elevator <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/lowcountries/xnederland.html">NL</A> : Haarlemmermeer drained <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/scandinavia/xsweden.html">S</A> : J.E. Lundstr&ouml;m invents the Safety Match <BR> USA : Isaac Singer invents the Sewing Machine <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/lowcountries/xbelgium.html">B</A> : Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir invents the Internal Combustion Engine <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A> : Henry Bessemer invents the Bessemer Furnace <BR> USA : Oil (petrol) found at Titusville, Pennsylvania; beginning of Oil Boom <BR> Egypt : Ferdinand de Lesseps (F), Construction of the Suez Canal <BR> USA : Richard Gatling invents the Machine Gun <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A> : London Underground, run by private companies, begins operation <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/scandinavia/xsweden.html">S</A> : Alfred Nobel invents Dynamite <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">F</A>/USA : Pierre Lallement invents pedal-driven bicycle <BR> USA : Christopher Sholes invents the Typewriter <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">F</A> : Mege Mouries invents Margarine <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/italy/xswitzerland.html">CH</A> : Construction of St. Gotthard Railway begun <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A> : Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" <BR> USA : Alexander Graham Bell invents the Telephone <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">F</A> : Meter Conference held at Paris decides to introduce Metric System <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xgermanyneu.html">D</A> : Nikolaus Otto builds improved Internal Combustion Engine <BR> USA : John Wesley Hyatt invents Celluloid <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">F</A> : Ferdinand Carre constructs a Refrigerated Ship <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xgermanyneu.html">D</A> : Imperial German Patent Office (Reichspatentamt) established <BR> USA : Thomas Alva Edison invents the Lightbulb <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">F</A> : Paris World Exhibition; Construction of Eiffel Tower <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xgermanyneu.html">D</A> : Robert Koch discovers the Bacillus causing TBC <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xgermanyneu.html">D</A> : Carl Benz invents the Automobile <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">F</A> : Louis Pasteur successfully treats victim of Rabies <BR> USA : George Eastman invented the Roll Film Camera <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/russia/xrussia.html">RUS</A> : Construction of Transiberian Railroad begins <BR> USA : Chicago World Exhibition lit by AC electricity (Nicola Tesla) <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">F</A> : Louis Lumiere invents the Motion Picture Machine <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xgermanyneu.html">D</A> : Wilhelm Conrad R&ouml;ntgen discovers X-Rays <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">F</A>/ <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xgermanyneu.html">D</A> : Rudolf Diesel invents the Diesel Engine <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">F</A>/ <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xpoland.html">PL</A> : Marie Curie discovers Radium <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xgermanyneu.html">D</A> : Felix Hoffmann invents Aspirin <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xgermanyneu.html">D</A> : Ferdinand Zeppelin invents the Dirigible (Blimp) <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A> : British Admiralty adopts Marconi's system of Wireless Communication <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/ahindex.html">A</A> : Sigmund Freud publishes "Traumdeutung" (The Interpretation of Dreams) <BR> USA : Ransom E. Olsa invents the Assembly Line <BR> USA : Wright Brothers' first successful Flight <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xgermanyneu.html">D</A> : Deutsches Museum founded, in M&uuml;nchen (Oscar von Miller) <BR> Panama/USA : Panama Canal constructed <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "500"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR> </DIV> <DIV align="center"> <A href="mailto:aganse@hotmail.com"> <IMG src="../../email.gif" border="0"></a><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <!-- Start of CH Counter --> <script type="text/javascript"> //<!-- // chCounter v2.0.0 // settings: cstatus = "active"; visible = "0"; path_to_counterfile = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/counter/counter.php"; urlhp = "http://www.zum.de"; //////////////// url = unescape(location.href); file = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf(urlhp) + urlhp.length, url.length); file = (file.charAt(0) != "/") ? 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