Many of the things we take for granted today, such as photography, telephones, electric light bulbs and cars were invented during Queen Victoria's reign.
Within a few years most towns had a photographic studio where families went dressed in their best clothes to have their picture taken. They had to stand still for a long time, otherwise the picture would be blurred! |
The word photography is derived from the Greek words for light and writing. |
Electric Telegraph developed by William Cooke and Charles Wheastone. Swinging needles transmit message in code in 1858.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
The German engineer Karl Benz built the first motorcar in 1885. It was a three-wheeled vehicle powered by a one-cylinder gasoline engine. The speed limit for cars was four miles per hour.
Guglielmo Marconi, from Italy, is credited with the discovery of radio in 1895. We can't really say he "invented" radio. Nobody ever does invent anything from scratch as each "invention" is the consequence of many previous discoveries and researches (in this case especially those done by James Clerk Maxwell, Sir Oliver Lodge, and Heinrich Hertz.
Thomas Twyford built the first one-piece toilet . Twyford's model was also the first constructed of china, much easier to clean than the previous wood or metal models.
Sir Rowland Hill, a retired teacher, introduced a pre-paid penny post for letters in Britain in 1840. Up to this time the person receiving the letter had to pay for it. With the invention of the stamp, the person sending the letter had to pay.
After the invention of the electric light bulb by Thomas Edison (USA) and Joseph Swan (UK) in 1879, electric light started to replace the dim, yellow gas light, oil lamps and candlelight. Some towns were lit by electricity too, making them more welcoming at night.
Steam was used to power factory machinery, ships and trains. Great iron steamships were built made crossing the ocean faster than ever before. Many people left Britain, sailing away to start a new life in Canada or Australia.
By the 1880s steam power was also being used to turn dynamos in power stations in order to make electricity.
The very first electric train was invented by a German in 1879. Electric trains were quieter than and not as dirty as steam trains but it was many years before they were used for passengers.
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Schools during the Victorian Times. Schools were not free until 1891. Up until then children had to pay to go to school. Queen Victoria's reign brought many improvements to the education of children, especially for the poor children. The Victorians came up with the idea that all children should go to school, and they checked to make sure the ...
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