1900s (decade)

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Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries: 19th century – 20th century – 21st century
Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s – 1900s – 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years: 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
Categories: Births – Deaths – Architecture
Establishments – Disestablishments

The decade from January 1, 1900 to December 31, 1909 is sometimes referred to as the 1900s, although this term can equally be used for the years 1900–1999. "The aughts", or "naughts" (aught-aught through aught-nine) was one of the more popular contemporary terms for this decade.

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[edit] Events and trends

[edit] Technologies

  • Widespread application of the internal combustion engine including mass production of the automobile
  • Wide popularity of home phonograph
  • The Panama Canal is built by the United States
  • The Photostat machine begins the modern era of document imaging
  • 1900 Thomas Alva Edison invents the nickel-alkaline storage battery
  • 1900 The brownie camera is invented, this was the beginning of the Kodak company
  • 1901 First electric typewriter is invented by George Canfield Blickensderfer
  • 1901 the first radio receiver (successfully received a radio transmission)
  • 1902 Willis H. Carrier invented the first indoor air conditioning
  • 1902 James Mackenzie invented the lie detector
  • 1902 George Claude invented the neon light
  • 1903 Mary Anderson invented windshield wipers
  • 1903 The Wright Brothers fly at Kitty Hawk, NC.
  • 1904 Tea maker invented
  • 1904 Benjamin Holt invents the tractor
  • 1906 The jukebox is invented by John Gabel
  • 1906 Sound radio broadcasting was invented by Reginald Fessenden and Lee de Forest
  • 1907 Edison invented the universal electric motor
  • 1908 Henry Ford Model T

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[edit] Science

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[edit] Literature and art

See also: List of years in literature#1900s

[edit] Modern artists 1900–1910

[edit] Posthumous

[edit] War, peace and politics

A shocked mandarin in Manchu robe in the back, with Queen Victoria (British Empire), Wilhelm II (German Empire), Nicholas II (Imperial Russia), Marianne (French Third Republic), and a samurai (Empire of Japan) stabbing into a pie with Chine ("China" in French) written on it. A portrayal of New Imperialism and its effects on China.

[edit] People

[edit] World leaders

  1. Mozzafar-al-Din Shah, 1896–1907
  2. Mohammad Ali Shah, 1907–1909
  3. Ahmad Shah Qajar, 1909–1925

[edit] Important personalities

[edit] Sports

[edit] Boxing

See also: International Boxing Hall of Fame

[edit] Baseball

See also: History of baseball in the United States

[edit] Further reading

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.enotes.com/1900-science-technology-american-decades/important-events-science-technology http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/16/invented-earlier-than-youd-think-pt-2-answering-machines http://library.thinkquest.org.J0111064/00inventions.html http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-of-radio-who-invented-the-radio.html http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdbell.htm http://inventions.about.com/od/timelines/a/twentieth.htm http://www.thomasedison.com/inventions.htm http://www.macktrucks.com/default.aspx?pageid=254
  2. ^ http://www.enotes.com/1900-science-technology-american-decades/important-events-science-technology
  3. ^ http://blog.modernmachanix.com/2008/06/16/invented-earlier-than-youd-think-pt-2-answering-machines
  4. ^ http://library.thinkquest.rg/J0111064/00invetnions.html
  5. ^ http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-of-radio-who-invented-the-radio.html
  6. ^ http://gardenofpraise/ibdbell.htm

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