1792 ⟶ Claude Chappe Develops the Semaphore Telegraph

Claude Chappe invents the modern semaphore telegraph.
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🚢 Claude de Jouffroy's First Steamboat

Claude de Jouffroy builds the first steamboat.⟶
Claude de Jouffroy's First Steamboat (1783)
Steam PowerTransportationFrench Revolution
FranceFrance

🪂 Lenormand's First Modern Parachute Use

Louis-Sébastien Lenormand invents and uses the first modern parachute.⟶
Lenormand's First Modern Parachute Use (1783)
Flight
FranceFrance

📡 Claude Chappe Develops the Semaphore Telegraph

Claude Chappe invents the modern semaphore telegraph.⟶
Claude Chappe Develops the Semaphore Telegraph (1792)
CommunicationTelegraphyFrench Revolution
FranceFrance

🖨️ Louis-Nicolas Robert Invents the First Paper Machine

The first paper machine is invented by Louis-Nicolas Robert.⟶
Louis-Nicolas Robert Invents the First Paper Machine (1799)
PaperPrintingIndustrial RevolutionManufacturingCommunicationMass Production
FranceFrance

🔊 First Recording of the Human Voice

Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville creates the first audio recording of the human voice.⟶
First Recording of the Human Voice (1860)
SoundCommunication
FranceFrance