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1848 |
Boston Society of Civil Engineers is established. |
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07/01/1854 |
Elias Howe has his patent for a sewing machine upheld by the U.S. Patent Office. |
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12/05/1854 |
Aaron Hall Allen receives a patent for the folding theater chair. |
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1854 |
Boston-area gunsmiths Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson develop a fast-firing revolver. |
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1857 |
Charles Davidson invents the rubber ball syringe. |
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1859 |
Boston home is lit by electricity. |
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10/13/1860 |
Black, James Wallace. “Boston as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It.” |
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1861 |
Oliver Wendell Holmes praises the invention of the stereoscope. |
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07/04/1863 |
Electric light is demonstrated on Boston Common. |
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07/31/1863 |
Steam-driven vehicle is demonstrated by Sylvester Roper. |
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