1913
Technology
United States
Moving assembly line
Ford cuts Model T assembly from twelve hours to ninety minutes.
Why it mattered
Mass production put manufactured goods within reach of their makers.
Modern Era
1913
2 recorded milestones at this point in the record.
1913
Technology
Britain
Stainless steel
Harry Brearley found a chromium steel that resisted rust.
Why it mattered
Transformed cutlery, surgery, chemistry and construction.
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