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Groundbreaking achievements, inventions and the pioneers. Pre-& Post-1900
Introduction
The inventor of the clock is unknown, but at first a toy, it became efficient as
a time piece in England in 1720 and in America in 1792. The electric clock
was developed in 1840 by Charles Wheatstone. Many years were spent by
unknown persons in developing phosphorescent matches; and at last friction
matches were perfected in 1834.
The Daniell cell, a type of electrochemical cell was invented in 1836 by John
Frederic Daniell.
The electrotype was invented by Moritz von Jacobi in 1838.
A machine that would sew was first made by a Vermont preacher named
John Adams Dodge. Elias Howe improved John’s invention. He took out the
first patent in 1846. He later became a very wealthy man.
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