1879 ⟶ Edison and Swan Patent Incandescent Light Bulbs
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🧭 Independent Invention of the Octant
Thomas Godfrey and John Hadley independently develop the octant⟶
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United States🏭 Bessemer Process Revolutionizes Steel Production
Bessemer process enables steel to be mass-produced.⟶
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United KingdomUnited States📞 Bell Granted Patent for the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell has a patent granted for the telephone. However, other inventors before Bell had worked on the development of the telephone and the invention had several pioneers.⟶
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United States🔊 Edison Develops the Phonograph
Thomas Edison invents the phonograph.⟶
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United States💡 Edison and Swan Patent Incandescent Light Bulbs
Joseph Swan and Thomas Edison independently patented functional incandescent light bulbs, ending decades of unsuccessful experimentation. Edison's high-resistance design was crucial for the development of large-scale electric lighting.⟶
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United KingdomUnited States🧹 First Powered Vacuum Cleaner Patented
The first motorized cleaner using suction, a powered "vacuum cleaner", is patented independently by Hubert Cecil Booth and David T. Kenney.⟶
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