Science and Technology
1915 |
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity |
Einstein's effort to remove the restriction on Special Relativity at no accelerations (therefore no forces) are present. That way, Einstein could apply his ideas to the gravitational force. It took him nearly 10 years to completely understand it. The General Theory of Relativity is a new theory of gravitation proposed in place of Newtonian gravitation. |
1918 |
Charles P. Strite invents first pop-up bread toaster
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A toast is a small electric kitchen appliance designed to toast bread. A typical modern 2-slice toaster draws anywhere between 600-1200 watts and makes the toast within 1-3 minutes. |
1910 |
Henri Coando- Jet Plane |
Henri Coanda makes the first short flight in a plane with a jet engine. |
1910 |
Henri Fabre- Seaplane |
Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane after taking off from a water runway near Martiques, France. |
Between 1906-1914 |
Gideon Sundback |
Gideon Sundback patents the first modern zipper. Definition: "A fastening device consisting of parallel rows of metal, plastic, or nylon teeth on adjacent edges of an opening that are interlocked by a sliding tab." |
1914 |
Ford Model T |
The Ford Model T dominates the automobile market, selling more than all other makers combined in 1914 |
1913 |
John J. Abel, Leionard G. Rowntree, and B.B. Turner |
These three devised an apparatus to pass all the blood out of that body of a living dog through a "branching network of collodion turbes immersed in a bath." The devise was so similar in its action to the kidney, that the three called it the "artificial kidney." |