1905 Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen discovers the magnetic
north pole. Albert Einstein publishes "theory
of relativity." Sinn Fein
founded by printer Arthur Griffith.
1906 William Kellogg
menemukan makanan cornflakes. Lewis Nixon
menemukan sonar. Kopi instan ditemukan oleh Mr G Washington,
seorang Inggris yang hidup di Guatemala. Grand Prix pertama diadakan di
Le Mans, Perancis -dan dimenangkan oleh seorang supir Romania bernama
Ferenc Szisz dengan menggunaka sebuah Renault. Picasso menemukan aliran
kubisme.
1907 Frenchman Paul Cornu designs first helicopter, flying it
for a few seconds. First blood transfusion. Leo Baekeland discovers plastic.
Colour photography invented by Auguste and Louis Lumiere.
1908 Paper cups launched by the International Paper Co New York.
Ford Model T rolls out. Einstein proposes quantum theory. Swiss chemist
Jacques Brandenberger
invents cellophane. Gideon Bible Company started.
1909 American Robert Peary reaches North Pole. French aviator
Louis Bleriot flies across the English Channel in a wooden monoplane tied
together with piano strings. Briton George Smith launches the first commercially
made colour film.
1910 French physicist George Claude invents neon light. Thomas
Edison demonstrates the talking motion picture. Artificial silk stockings
made in Germany. Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker found Black & Decker
in Baltimore. Mrs John B Dodd starts Father''s Day. The Dalai Lama is forced
to flee Tibet as Chinese invade Lhasa.