Historic Inventions

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I GUTENBERG AND THE PRINTING PRESS About 1400-1468

II PALISSY AND HIS ENAMEL About 1510-1589

III GALILEO AND THE TELESCOPE 1564-1642

IV WATT AND THE STEAM-ENGINE 1736-1819

V ARKWRIGHT AND THE SPINNING-JENNY 1732-1792

VI WHITNEY AND THE COTTON-GIN 1765-1825

VII FULTON AND THE STEAMBOAT 1765-1815

VIII DAVY AND THE SAFETY-LAMP 1778-1829

IX STEPHENSON AND THE LOCOMOTIVE 1781-1848

X MORSE AND THE TELEGRAPH 1791-1872

XI McCORMICK AND THE REAPER 1809-1884

XII HOWE AND THE SEWING-MACHINE 1819-1867

XIII BELL AND THE TELEPHONE 1847-

XIV EDISON AND THE ELECTRIC LIGHT 1847-

XV MARCONI AND THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPH 1874-

XVI THE WRIGHTS AND THE AIRSHIP Wilbur Wright 1867- Orville Wright 1871-