This timeline highlights the significant technological and industrial developments in the United States, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Industrial Innovations
1890 - 1900
Inventions such as the tractor by John Froelich (1892), the assembly line by Ransom Eli Olds (1901), and air-conditioning by Willis Carrier (1902) transform industry and daily life.
Wright Brothers' Airplane
1903
Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully fly the first powered, heavier-than-air aircraft.
Computer and Electronic Innovations
1940s
The development of ENIAC (1945), the first general-purpose electronic computer, and other technological advancements like the invention of the transistor (1954) and integrated circuits (1958-1959).