1867Lucien B. Smith Invents Barbed Wire

Lucien B. Smith invents barbed wire, which Joseph F. Glidden...
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⚙️ Oliver Evans Invents the Automatic Flour Mill

Oliver Evans Invents the Automatic Flour Mill (1785)
Industrial RevolutionManufacturingAgricultureAutomationAmerican History
United StatesUnited States

⚙️ James B. Francis Invents the Francis Turbine

James B. Francis Invents the Francis Turbine (1849)
HydropowerIndustrial RevolutionEnergy
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🪢 Lucien B. Smith Invents Barbed Wire

Lucien B. Smith invents barbed wire, which Joseph F. Glidden will modify in 1874, leading to the taming of the West and the end of the cowboys.
Lucien B. Smith Invents Barbed Wire (1867)
American WestAgricultureIndustrial RevolutionFrontier
United StatesUnited States

👖 Invention of Blue Jeans and Barbed Wire

Blue jeans and barbed wire are invented.
Invention of Blue Jeans and Barbed Wire (1873)
InventionsIndustrial RevolutionWestward ExpansionAgricultureMaterial Culture
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🚜 John Froelich Builds First Gasoline-Powered Tractor

John Froelich develops and constructs the first gasoline/petrol-powered tractor.
John Froelich Builds First Gasoline-Powered Tractor (1892)
AgricultureMechanical EngineeringIndustrial Revolution
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❄️ Willis Carrier Patents Modern Air Conditioning

July 17: Willis Carrier invents the first modern electrical air conditioning unit.
Willis Carrier Patents Modern Air Conditioning (1902)
Industrial Revolution
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