1823 Inventions?

Question

What are some useful inventions made in 1823?

Sources to websites would be extremely appreciated.

Thank you.

Answer 1

William Sturgeon: Electromagnet
http://www.geocities.com/worldview_3/inventions.html

Charles Mackintosh (Scotland) - first raincoat ("Mackintosh")
http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa111100a.htm

Jöns Jakob Berzelius - Silicon
http://encarta.msn.com/media_461532659/Notable_Inventions_and_Discoveries.html

Charles Babbage (British mathematician) -first mechanical calculator
http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/~restes/Estes%20Papers/Informational%20Tools_1998.pdf

1823-32: Pitman built the first true mechanical computer.
http://www.helium.com/tm/436718/would-mention-century-inventions

John and Charles Dean patented a new smoke protecting device for fire fighters
http://www.airpurifiers.com/history.htm

Keyboard instrument advances
FRANCIS DEAKIN. Improvement in steel wire and mode of fastening it
KOLMANN G. improved Action
STREICHER J. (Austria) hammer strikes from above
HENIIY. SMART. Check acting on the hammer.
Thomas TODD, strings vibrated by a roller upon each side of the strings, when brought in contact by the key and action
http://www.uk-piano.org/history/patents.html

Rugby ! -William Webb Ellis
http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/originsofrugby.htm