Science and technology Belle Époque
peugeot type 3 built in france in 1891
the world s first movie poster, comedy l arroseur arrosé, 1895
20th century video telephony imagined in france in 1910
the belle Époque era of great scientific , technological advancement in europe , world in general. inventions of second industrial revolution became common in era include perfection of lightly sprung, noiseless carriages in multitude of new fashionable forms, superseded towards end of era automobile, first decade luxurious experiment well-heeled. french automobile manufacturers such peugeot pioneers in automobile manufacturing. edouard michelin invented removable pneumatic tires bicycles , automobiles in 1890s. scooter , moped belle Époque inventions.
a number of french inventors patented products lasting impact on modern society. after telephone joined telegraph vehicle rapid communication, french inventor Édouard belin developed belinograph, or wirephoto, transmit photos telephone. electric light began supersede gas lighting, , neon lights invented in france.
france leader of cinema technology. cinématographe invented in france léon bouly , put use auguste , louis lumière, brothers held first film screenings in world. lumière brothers made many other innovations in cinematography. during era motion pictures developed, though these did not become common until after world war i.
although aeroplane remained fascinating experiment, france leader in aviation. france established world s first national air force in 1910. 2 french inventors, louis breguet , paul cornu, made independent experiments first flying helicopters in 1907.
henri becquerel discovered radioactivity in 1896 while working phosphorescent materials. work confirmed , explained earlier observations regarding uranium salts abel niépce de saint-victor in 1857.
it during era biologists , physicians came understand germ theory of disease, , field of bacteriology established. louis pasteur perhaps famous scientist in france during time. pasteur developed pasteurisation , rabies vaccine. mathematician , physicist henri poincaré made important contributions pure , applied mathematics, , published books general public on mathematical , scientific subjects. marie skłodowska-curie worked in france, winning nobel prize physics in 1903, , nobel prize chemistry in 1911. physicist gabriel lippmann invented integral imaging, still in use today.
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