Some inventions changed the way humans live, travel and communicate. Knowing the major inventions, their inventors and years is a common static GK topic in SSC, Railway and State exams.
Communication Inventions
- Printing Press: Johannes Gutenberg.
- Telephone: Alexander Graham Bell.
- Radio: Guglielmo Marconi.
- Telegraph: Samuel Morse.
Inventions in Power and Light
- Electric Bulb: Thomas Alva Edison.
- Steam Engine: James Watt (improved it).
- Dynamo: Michael Faraday's work on electromagnetic induction.
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Transport and Modern Inventions
- Aeroplane: Wright Brothers.
- Motor Car: Karl Benz.
- Computer: Charles Babbage is called its father.
- World Wide Web: Tim Berners-Lee.
Medical and Scientific Inventions
Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming. The X-ray was discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen. The telescope is linked with Galileo's improvements.
Quick Revision Points
- Printing press was invented by Gutenberg.
- Telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
- Electric bulb is credited to Thomas Edison.
- Aeroplane was invented by the Wright Brothers.
- Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming.
- Charles Babbage is the father of the computer.
- X-ray was discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen.