1929Ball Screw Invention

The ball screw is invented by Rudolph G. Boehm.
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⚙️ Nicolaus Otto Develops the Four-Stroke Engine

Nicolaus Otto Develops the Four-Stroke Engine (1876)
Internal Combustion EngineIndustrial RevolutionTransportationManufacturing
GermanyGermany

🔋 Carl Gassner Invents the Zinc-Carbon Dry Cell Battery

Carl Gassner invents the zinc–carbon battery, the first dry cell battery, making portable electronics practical.
Carl Gassner Invents the Zinc-Carbon Dry Cell Battery (1886)
BatteryElectricityIndustrial Revolution
GermanyGermany

⚙️ Rudolf Diesel Patents the Diesel Engine

Rudolf Diesel invents the diesel engine (although Herbert Akroyd Stuart had experimented with compression ignition before Diesel).
Rudolf Diesel Patents the Diesel Engine (1893)
Internal Combustion EngineTransportationIndustrial RevolutionEnergy
GermanyGermany

🧪 Pechmann Synthesizes Polyethylene

Hans von Pechmann synthesizes polyethylene, now the most common plastic in the world.
Pechmann Synthesizes Polyethylene (1898)
ChemistryMaterials ScienceIndustrial Revolution
GermanyGermany

⚙️ Ball Screw Invention

The ball screw is invented by Rudolph G. Boehm.
Ball Screw Invention (1929)
Mechanical EngineeringPrecision EngineeringManufacturingAutomationMachine ToolsIndustrial Revolution
GermanyGermany

🔬 Ernst Ruska Invents the Electron Microscope

Ernst Ruska Invents the Electron Microscope (1931)
MicroscopyPhysicsInstrumentationScientific RevolutionMedical AdvancementsMaterials Science
GermanyGermany