List the five most important inventions of the early nineteenth century and rank them in order of importance?

Question

importance in your opinion. Explain / justify your answer

I have found the 5 most important inventions, which are 1. Battery, 2. Can and can opener, 3. Sewing machine, 4. Reaper (to harvest crops), and 5. Braille.

I am having trouble in justifying why they are important. Please help

Answer 1

I'd say from order of importance (and by early 19th century, I'm assuming the 1800's...)

1-The battery.
2-The refridgerator
3-The sewing machine.
4-The steam engine.
5-A reaper.

Just my thoughts.

Answer 2

Hmm.. sound like someones homework ?? I think so.

I'll start you off with a few ideas:
- Incandescent Lamp 1841
- Photography (black & white) 1835
- Motion Pictures (silent) 1888
- Internal Combustion Engine 1877
- Dynamite 1867
- Photovoltaic Cell 1839
- Electric Generating Station 1882
- Refrigerator 1857
- Subway 1868
- Train/streetcar (electric) 1879
- Automobile 1887
- Turbine (steam) 1887
- Steamboat 1803
- Anesthetic (ether) 1842
- Sterilization (germs) 1859
- Stethoscope 1816
- X-rays 1895
- Computer (mechanical) 1832
- Typewriter 1867
- Canning 1809
- Crop rotation 1804
- Telegraph 1835
- Telephone 1876

Answer 3

One of the problems in answering this question is, do you mean the very first version of the invention, before it became popular (like refrigeration or photography) or do you mean the invention of the successfull version of the invention, after it had been around for awhile but didnt work, and then they improved it and it worked - like the railroad engine or telegraph or dynamo ?

A great book about the changes that happened in the early 1800s is "Birth of the Modern" by Paul Johnson. It's really long, though.

Answer 4

1) Interchangable parts
2) Cotton Gin
3) Steam Engine

Thats all I can think of off the top of my head. I leave the rest to you.