Inventions That Shaped America (1744 - 1911)

This is a brief chronological list detailing the history of famous inventors and their inventions that shaped America during the Industrial Revolution. The years leading up to the Civil War, up to the inventions of the second Industrial Revolution and up to the outbreak of World War I (1914) are included. Famous names of American inventors such as Eli Whitney, Samuel Colt, Samuel Morse, Elias Howe, Levi Strauss, Thomas Edison, the Wright Brothers and Henry Ford and their inventions and discoveries are included.

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1744 - Franklin Stove (B. Franklin)

1744 - Franklin Stove (B. Franklin)

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1765 - Steam Engine (J. Watt)

1765 - Steam Engine (J. Watt)

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1782 - Flatboat (J. Yoder)

1782 - Flatboat (J. Yoder)

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1783 - Hot Air Balloon (J. Montgolfier Brothers)

1783 - Hot Air Balloon (J. Montgolfier Brothers)

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1793 - Cotton Gin (E. Whitney)

1793 - Cotton Gin (E. Whitney)

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1795 - Wheel Cypher (T. Jefferson)

1795 - Wheel Cypher (T. Jefferson)

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1807 - Steamboat (R. Fulton)

1807 - Steamboat (R. Fulton)

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1821 - Steam Locomotive Engine (G. Stephenson)

1821 - Steam Locomotive Engine (G. Stephenson)

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1831 - Reaper (C. McCormick)

1831 - Reaper (C. McCormick)

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1832 - Horse Car (J. G. Stephenson)

1832 - Horse Car (J. G. Stephenson)

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1834 - Harvester (H. Moore)

1834 - Harvester (H. Moore)

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1836 - Revolver (S. Colt)

1836 - Revolver (S. Colt)

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1836 - Plow (J. Deere)

1836 - Plow (J. Deere)

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1837 - Telegraph Line (S. Morse)

1837 - Telegraph Line (S. Morse)

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1839 - Rubber (C. Goodyear)

1839 - Rubber (C. Goodyear)

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1842 - Grain Elevators (J. Dart & R. Dunbar)

1842 - Grain Elevators (J. Dart & R. Dunbar)

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1845 - Baseball Sport (A. Cartwright)

1845 - Baseball Sport (A. Cartwright)

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1846 - Sewing Machine (E. Howe)

1846 - Sewing Machine (E. Howe)

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1852 - Brake for Elevators (E. Otis)

1852 - Brake for Elevators (E. Otis)

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1853 - Glider (G. Cayley)

1853 - Glider (G. Cayley)

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1855 - Process to Create Steel From Iron (H. Bessemer)

1855 - Process to Create Steel From Iron (H. Bessemer)

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1858 - Washing Machine (H. Smith)

1858 - Washing Machine (H. Smith)

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1860 - Vacuum Cleaner (D. Hess)

1860 - Vacuum Cleaner (D. Hess)

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1861 - Gun (R. Gatling)

1861 - Gun (R. Gatling)

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1861 - Submarine (H. Hunley)

1861 - Submarine (H. Hunley)

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1863 - Fire Hydrant (B. Holly)

1863 - Fire Hydrant (B. Holly)

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1866 - Dynamite (A. Nobel)

1866 - Dynamite (A. Nobel)

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1866 - Chuck Wagon (C. Goodnight)

1866 - Chuck Wagon (C. Goodnight)

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1867 - Typewriter (C. Scholes)

1867 - Typewriter (C. Scholes)

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1869 - Air Brake System (G. Westinghouse)

1869 - Air Brake System (G. Westinghouse)

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1873 - Denhim Jeans (L. Strauss)

1873 - Denhim Jeans (L. Strauss)

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1873 - Barbed Wire (J. Glidden)

1873 - Barbed Wire (J. Glidden)

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1876 - Telephone (A. Bell)

1876 - Telephone (A. Bell)

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1876 - Refrigerator (C. Von Linde)

1876 - Refrigerator (C. Von Linde)

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1876 - Combustion Engine (N. Otto)

1876 - Combustion Engine (N. Otto)

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1877 - Phonograph (T. Edison)

1877 - Phonograph (T. Edison)

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1879 - First Electric Light Bulb (T. Edison)

1879 - First Electric Light Bulb (T. Edison)

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1879 - Incandescent Light Bulb (J. Swan)

1879 - Incandescent Light Bulb (J. Swan)

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1879 - Cash Register (J. Ritty)

1879 - Cash Register (J. Ritty)

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1880 - Football Sport (W. Camp)

1880 - Football Sport (W. Camp)

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