The Victorian Era, while filled with old values and traditions, became an enchanting playground for inventions and discoveries. The Industrial Age was born and out of it came many new ideas, some of which became popular and spread around the world quickly. The Victorians invented the modern idea of invention (the notion that one could create solutions to problems), that man could create new means of bettering himself and society. The following is a list of some of the many discoveries and inventions of the Victorian Era.
1830 The British begin first commercial railway service.
1837 The telegraph is developed and Morse introduces morse code.
1839 Photograph paper is first introduced in photography.
1842 Ether is first used in a minor medical operation.
1846 Ether is first used in a major medical operation.
1851 Singer sewing maching is invented.
1856 New bright dyes are made for clothing.
1859 Etinne Lenoir is successful with the first gasoline engine.
1863 Steel becomes a replacement of iron in the framing of buildings.
1867 Nobel produces dynamite that is safe for handling.
1873 Remmington typewriter was invented.
1873 Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.
1877 The phonograph is invented.
1878 The microphone is invented.
1888 Hertz produces radio waves for the first time.
1895 X-rays are invented.
1896 The wireless telegraph is invented.
1903 The fist successful airplane flight is made by the Wright brothers.
Boneshaker Bicycle
Pram (baby buggy)
Sewing Machine invented by Singer
The telephone
The Airplane
Trains and Railroads
The Automobile
The Gramophone
Photography
Typewriter