Technology
- The first diesel-powered ships are launched, both for inland waters: Petite-Pierre in France, powered by Dyckhoff-built diesels, and the tanker Vandal in Russia, powered by Swedish-built diesels with an electrical transmission.
- Norwegian engineer Ægidius Elling builds the first gas turbine to generate power, using a centrifugal compressor.
- Laminated glass is invented by Edouard Benedictus.
- Baker valve gear for steam locomotives is first patented in the United States.
- The Lune Valley boiler is patented by John G. A. Kitchen and Ludlow Perkins.
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