Inventions- 19th Century

About me

• Andrew Talaga

• First-year student at Delta College

• Majoring in Business/Management

• Class: HIS 112• Professor Laura Dull

• Semester: Fall 2014

Steam-Powered Boat• Henry Bell-1812

• Invented the first commercially successful steamship in Europe: John Wood

• Comet • 30-ton wooden paddle steamer with a 3-horsepower engine

• Wrecked in 1820

Impact of the Steamboat

• Revolutionized transportation and navigation in Europe

• Transportation of goods and materials became more efficient

• Commercial trading capabilities increased

• Traditional farming ways of life changed

Above: Henry Bell’s Comet-1812 Left: Replica of the Comet

"Steamer to the Highlands." Brian D Osbornes Weblog. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2014.

Jack, Ian. "We Remember Dickens and the Titanic. So Why Have Forgotten Henry Bell?" The Guardian. N.p., n.d. Web.

Internal Combustion Engine

• Nikolaus Otto-1862• Designed an indirect-acting free-piston compression-less engine

• Nikolaus Otto, Gottlieb Daimler, and Wilhem Maybach-1876• Developed a practical four-stroke cycle (Otto cycle) engine

How the internal combustion engine operates

"Internal-combustion Engine: Four-stroke Cycle." -- Kids Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2014.

Otto’s I.C.E. Impact

Positive

• Most widely used type of engine• Automobiles, Large boats,

and Light aircrafts

• Efficient and cheap

Negative

• Pollution• Reducing air quality

• Releases harmful gasses

• “Contributes to global warming”

Battery

• Alessandro Volta-1800• Invented the Voltaic Pile

• Produced a reliable and steady current of electricity

• Gaston Plante-1859• Developed the first storage lead-acid battery that could be

recharged

"Battery History - HowStuffWorks." HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2014.

"Related Electricity & Magnetism Pages." National High Magnetic Field Laboratory: Museum of Electricity and Magnetism. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2014.

Impact of the Battery

Alessandro Volta

• One of the most important inventions

• Gave scientists new ideas• Set off another electrical age

• Provided power for telephone and telegraph industries

Gaston Plante

• Precursor to the modern-day car battery

• Impact still today• Cell Phones

• Laptops

• Cordless Power Tools

What the 19th Century did?

• It was a great foundation for future ideas and inventions

• Revolutionized many aspects of everyday life

• Positively impacted many of the modern-day technologies we use

• Changed the world for the better!

Works Cited

• "BU-101: When Was the Battery Invented?" Information on the Invention of the Battery. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.

• "Internal Combustion - HowStuffWorks." HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.

• "Related Electricity & Magnetism Pages." National High Magnetic Field Laboratory: Museum of Electricity and Magnetism. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2014.

• "Thank You, Internal-Combustion Engine, for Cleaning up the Environment." : The Freeman : Foundation for Economic Education. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2014.

Works Cited (continued)

• "BRITS AT THEIR BEST: British Inventions Ingenious Timeline 19th Century 1855 - Copyright 2006 - 2010 David Abbott and Catherine Glass." BRITS AT THEIR BEST: British Inventions Ingenious Timeline 19th Century 1855 - Copyright 2006 - 2010 David Abbott and Catherine Glass. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.

• Danelek, Jeff. "Top 10 Greatest Inventions of the 19th Century - Toptenz.net." Toptenz.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.