Science Year by Year 1910-1919

This is a list of major discoveries and inventions from the book Popular Science: Science Year by Year published by Scholastic. How many of these did you know happened in this time period?

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Telephones Introduced Into American Homes (1910)

Telephones Introduced Into American Homes (1910)

2

Cause of Typhus Discovered (1910)

Cause of Typhus Discovered (1910)

3

First Plane Takes off From Ship (1910)

First Plane Takes off From Ship (1910)

4

Proposed Structure of the Atom (1911)

Proposed Structure of the Atom (1911)

5

Tabulating Machines Used to Count Populations in Britain (1911)

Tabulating Machines Used to Count Populations in Britain (1911)

6

Machu Picchu Discovered (1911)

Machu Picchu Discovered (1911)

7

First Diesel Trains in Germany and Switzerland (1912)

First Diesel Trains in Germany and Switzerland (1912)

8

First Portable Typewriter (1912)

First Portable Typewriter (1912)

9

Pangaea Theory Proposed (1912)

Pangaea Theory Proposed (1912)

10

Filtered Coffee in the Home (1912)

Filtered Coffee in the Home (1912)

11

X-Ray Spectrometer Measures Wavelengths of X-Rays (1912)

X-Ray Spectrometer Measures Wavelengths of X-Rays (1912)

12

Races Timed Electrically (1912)

Races Timed Electrically (1912)

13

Gyrostabilization Developed (1912)

Gyrostabilization Developed (1912)

14

Heating Pad Invented (1912)

Heating Pad Invented (1912)

15

Isolated Microbe That Causes Cancer (1912)

Isolated Microbe That Causes Cancer (1912)

16

Portable Fax Machine (1913)

Portable Fax Machine (1913)

17

Ozone Layer Discovered (1913)

Ozone Layer Discovered (1913)

18

Brillo Pad Invented (1913)

Brillo Pad Invented (1913)

19

Developed New Serum for Diphtheria (1913)

Developed New Serum for Diphtheria (1913)

20

Introduced Theory of How Stars Evolve (1913)

Introduced Theory of How Stars Evolve (1913)

21

Ford's Assembly Line (1913)

Ford's Assembly Line (1913)

22

Gas-Filled Lightbulbs (1913)

Gas-Filled Lightbulbs (1913)

23

Bohr Modifies Structure of Atom (1913)

Bohr Modifies Structure of Atom (1913)

24

"Spiral Nebulas" Discovered (1914)

"Spiral Nebulas" Discovered (1914)

25

Media Coverage of Wars (1914)

Media Coverage of Wars (1914)

26

First Modern-Style Sewage Treatment Plant Opens (1914)

First Modern-Style Sewage Treatment Plant Opens (1914)

27

First Red and Green Traffics Lights Used (1914)

First Red and Green Traffics Lights Used (1914)

28

Hormone Thyroxine Isolated (1914)

Hormone Thyroxine Isolated (1914)

29

Panama Canal Opens (1914)

Panama Canal Opens (1914)

30

U-Boats Attack Allied Shipments (1915)

U-Boats Attack Allied Shipments (1915)

31

Pyrex Invented (1915)

Pyrex Invented (1915)

32

Theory of Heredity Developed (1915)

Theory of Heredity Developed (1915)

33

Life-Forms That Eat Bacteria Discovered (1916)

Life-Forms That Eat Bacteria Discovered (1916)

34

First Windshield Wipers Used (1916)

First Windshield Wipers Used (1916)

35

Artificial Detergents Developed (1916)

Artificial Detergents Developed (1916)

36

Rifle for Shooting Around Corners Patented (1916)

Rifle for Shooting Around Corners Patented (1916)

37

Discovered Chemical Bonds (1916)

Discovered Chemical Bonds (1916)

38

First Tractor Built (1916)

First Tractor Built (1916)

39

Depth Charges Used on U-Boats (1916)

Depth Charges Used on U-Boats (1916)

40

First Electric Washing Machine (1916)

First Electric Washing Machine (1916)

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