Victorian+Inventions


 * The Victorians were very witty and inventive. Here are just a few of their inventions...**

__**The Telephone**__

 * Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, assisted by Thomas Watson. Bell was an expert in sound, but had no knowledge of electricity, which Watson had. Their first break-through happened by accident while they were experimenting with some apparatus consisting of two springs connected by a long piece of wire. After a lot of work it became possible to hear the sound of their voices along the wire. It was far from perfect, but Bell decided to patent his invention. He needed to act quickly as, by patenting his device, he effectively prevented other inventors from making a similar device. In fact, only two hours after he had taken out his patent, another inventor tried to take out the same patent and was refused. All that remained was for Bell and Watson to make adjustments to create a working device, the forerunner of the telephone that we use today.**

__**Development of Victorian Transport**__
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 * During the development of transport in the Victorian era, many new inventions came to the surface, benefiting the Victorians greatly. Here are two videos showing many developments of Victorian Transport, and how they revolutionised Britain and the world.**

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__**The Bicycle**__

 * Also, the Victorians invented the bicycle, which now we use today regularly to get to and from various places, to have pedals by Kirkpatrick Macmillan - a scottish man. Have you all heard of the ol' penny farthing? Well, that huge wheel got the Victorians minds whizzing with excellent idea's with which one of them was the bicycle WITH pedals. I know you're all thinking, how did they come up with such a brilliant idea? Here's the answer...**
 * There was a German man, named Baron Karl von Drais, who invented the 'dandy horse'. It had a front wheel connecting to the handlebars causing it to be able to steer left or right. It's fame was continuous until Mr Macmillan improved Baron Karl von Drais' invention by connecting a pedal.**
 * However, these were not the usual bicycles. A young French man,named Lallement,invented a two wheeled riding machine made entirely of wood WITH pedals and this was known, at the time, as the first REAL bicycle.**