In his patent applications, he described the concept of laminating several layers of veneer with glue to form a thicker piece — the first description of what we now call plywood.
Samuel Bentham invents plywood Read more
Hanaoka Seishū was a Japanese of the Edo period with a knowledge of Chinese herbal medicine, as well as Western surgical techniques he had learned through Rangaku.
The Japanese surgeon Hanaoka Seishū is the first to use general anaesthesia Read more
A hydraulic press is a machine press using a hydraulic cylinder to generate a compressive force.
Joseph Bramah invents the hydraulic press Read more
In 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber.
Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin, revolutionizing the production of cotton Read more
Universal suffrage (or franchise) ensures the right to vote for as many people who are bound by a government’s laws as possible, as supported by the “one person, one vote” principle.
France becomes world’s first country to adopt universal suffrage for all men Read more
Mozart’s Requiem is a choral masterpiece whose genesis is shrouded in mystery — one that makes the piece all the more fascinating and emotionally stirring.
Mozart begins works on his famous “Requiem” Read more
Rights of Man (1791), a book by Thomas Paine, including 31 articles, posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard the natural rights of its people
Thomas Paine publishes Rights of Man Read more
Dream of the Red Chamber, also called The Story of the Stone, composed by Cao Xueqin, is one of China’s Four Great Classical Novels. It was written sometime in the middle of the 18th century during the Qing Dynasty.
Cao Xueqin’s Dream of the Red Chamber, perhaps China’s greatest novel, is published Read more
In 1790, the English inventor Thomas Saint invented the first sewing machine design, but he did not successfully advertise or market his invention. His machine was meant to be used on leather and canvas material.
Thomas Saint invents the sewing machine Read more
