Victorian Inventors and
Inventions
By Jade Pandit
2013
Victorian Era
The Victoria Era ran during the reign of Queen
Victoria. This was from 20th June 1837 until her
death in 1901.
Victorian Era
The Victorians were keen to apply science in a practical way
leading to a wide range of inventions.
Victorian times saw the birth of a huge number of new
machines.
These led to massive changes in the way in which people
worked, travelled, communicated, fought wars and enjoyed
themselves.
Timeline of Inventions
1838 – First permanent Photograph taken by Lewis Daguerre
in France, and William Henry Fox-Tollbot in the UK.
1839 – First Paddle Wheel Steam ship built by Brunel. It was
called “SS Great Western”
Timeline of Inventions
1840 – First Stamp Produced – Penny Black
1844 – Samuel Morse sent the first Morse Code message
1850 – First Post Box built. Before this all letters had to be
taken to the post office!!!
Timeline of Inventions
1850 – Isaac Singer invented first sewing machine
1853 – First Underground Railway built in London. It was
powered by steam.
1856 – Louis Pasteur invents pasteurizing. This makes food
safer and last longer by heating and killing bacteria inside it
Timeline of Inventions
1864 – Jelly Babies invented by Herr Steinbeck
1872 – Penny Farthing bicycle invented by James Starley
1874 – First Typewriter invented by Christopher Sholes
Timeline of Inventions
1876 – Alexander Bell invented the Telephone
1879 – Edison and Swan invented the first electric light bulb
that can be used in the home
1885 – First petrol car was built by Karl Benz. It had one
cylinder and a top speed of 4mph!!!
Timeline of Inventions
1890 – First Comic book, called Comic Cuts was created
1894 – Lumiere Brothers create the first moving pictures
called Cinematograph
1895 – Wilhelm Rontgen discovers X-rays and Marconi
invented the radio
Louis Daguerre
Louis Daguerre was born 18th November 1783 in Cormeillesen-parosis, France.
He studied Art and was also a Physicist.
He died on 10th July 1851.
Louis Daguerre & The
Daguerreotype
Louis Daguerre was famous for inventing the
“Daguerreotype”
The Daguerreotype is a process of photography that changed
the way photos were taken forever.
Before his invention artists would use a invention called the
“camera obscura”
Louis Daguerre & The
Daguerreotype
The “camera obscura” was a small wooden box that would
reflect an image that the artist would trace.
Louis Daguerre & The
Daguerreotype
In 1829 Louis teamed up with Nicephone Niepce to start working
on new ways to take photos.
Niepce died in 1833, but Louis continued their work, finally
unveiling a prototype of the Daguerreotype at the French
Academy of Sciences on 7th January 1839.
The device was so revolutionary that it was kept secret how it
worked.
The French Government purchased the rights to the design by
paying Daguerre and also Niepces brother a substantial pension.
Louis Daguerre & The
Daguerreotype
The Daguerreotype used the camera obcsura and added a
light sensitive copper plate which contained a thin layer of
silver.
After being exposed to light for a short amount of time, this
plate could then be developed using a salt water solution
and mercury fumes. This then made it into a visible picture!
Louis Daguerre & The
Daguerreotype
The Daguerreotype