What are the inventions created from 1870 until 1910?

I have the lightbulb (electric light), automobile (Ford's Model T), telegraph, telephone, small box camera, phonograph, motion picture projector, telephone transmitter, storage battery, and the power plant (electricity). Anything else?

1 Answer
Sep 29, 2017

That is a very open-ended question! The full list of "inventions" would be available from the U.S. Patent Office (see reference below).

Explanation:

"Inventions" at a minimum would need to be officially recognized as such by some neutral institution. The U.S. Patent Office is the official designator and recorder of inventions in the United States.

MANY published inventions never make it into widespread general use. Even many that do may not be noticed by the public. So, if you mean inventions with significant impact and recognition in society, you have a pretty good list. Even some of those may be a matter of personal interest or perspective. For example, what is the distinction between the "telephone" and the "telephone transmitter"?

A popular site this entry (with his own list):
https://prezi.com/yf67ipimmlxs/age-of-inventions-1870-1910/

The Authoritative Record is here:
https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/issudate.pdf
It lists numbers only, not titles (you have to look them up). But the sheer number of approved invention patents is something to consider for this question.