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This article is about the decade 1900–1909. For the century 1901–2000, see20th century.

Wright FlyerAtrocities in the Congo Free State1908 Messina earthquakePhilippine–American WarPanama CanalRusso-Japanese War1905 Russian Revolution
From left, clockwise: TheWright brothersachieve thefirst manned flightwith a motorizedairplane,inKitty Hawkin 1903; A missionary points to the severed hand of a Congolese villager, symbolic of Belgianatrocities in the Congo Free State;The1908 Messina earthquakekills 75,000–82,000 people and becomes the most destructive earthquake ever to strike Europe; America gains control over thePhilippinesin 1902, after thePhilippine–American War;Rock being moved to construct thePanama Canal;AdmiralTogobefore theBattle of Tsushimain 1905, part of theRusso-Japanese War,leading to Japanese victory and their establishment as agreat power,while Russia's defeat eventually led to the1905 Revolution.
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The1900s(pronounced "nineteen-hundreds" ) was adecadethat began on January 1, 1900, and ended on December 31, 1909. TheEdwardian era(1901–1910) covers a similar span of time. The term "nineteen-hundreds" is sometimes also used to mean the entire century from January 1, 1900, to December 31, 1999 (the years beginning with "19" ).

TheScramble for Africacontinued, with theOrange Free State,South African Republic,Ashanti Empire,Aro Confederacy,Sokoto CaliphateandKano Emiratebeing conquered by theBritish Empire,alongside theFrench Empire conquering Borno,theGerman Empire conquering the Adamawa Emirate,and thePortuguese Empire conquering the Ovambo.Atrocities in the Congo Free Statewere committed by private companies and theForce Publique,with a resultant population decline[note 1]of 1 to 15 million. From 1904 to 1908, German colonial forces inSouth West Africaled acampaign of ethnic extermination and collective punishment,genociding 24,000 to 100,000Hererosand 10,000Nama.TheFirst MoroccanandBosnian crisesled to worsened tensions in Europe that would ultimately lead to theWorld War Iin the next decade.Cuba,Bulgaria,andNorwaybecame independent.

The deadliest conventional war of this decade was theRusso-Japanese War,fought over rivalimperialambitions inManchuriaand theKorean Empire.Russia suffered a humiliating defeat in this conflict, contributing to a growing domestic unrest which culminated in theRussian Revolution of 1905.Unconventional wars of similar scale include insurrections in thePhilippines (1899–1913),China (1899–1901),andColombia (1899–1902).Lesser conflicts include interstate wars such as theSecond Boer War(1899–1902), theKuwaiti–Rashidi war(1900–1901), and theSaudi–Rashidi War(1903–1907), as well as failed uprisings and revolutions inPortuguese Angola (1902–1904),Rumelia (1903),Ottoman Eastern Anatolia (1904),Uruguay (1904),French Madagascar (1905–1906),Argentina (1905),Persia (1905–1911),German East Africa (1905–1907),andRomania (1907).A major famine took place in China from 1906 to 1907,possibly leading to 20–25 million deaths. This famine was directly caused by the 1906 China floods (April–October 1906), which hit the Huai River particularly hard and destroyed both the summer and autumn harvest. The1908 Messina earthquakecaused 75,000–82,000 deaths.

First-wave feminismsaw progress, with universities being opened for women in Japan, Bulgaria, Cuba, Russia, and Peru. In 1906, Finland granted women the right to vote,[2]the first European country to do so.[3]The foundation of theWomen's Social and Political UnionbyEmmeline Pankhurstin 1903 led to the rise of theSuffragettesin Great Britain and Ireland. In 1908,a revolution took placein the Ottoman Empire, where theYoung Turksmovement restored theOttoman constitution of 1876,establishing theSecond Constitutional Era.Subsequently, ethnic tensions rose, and in 1909,up to 30,000 mainly Armenian civilians in Adana were massacredby Muslim civilians.

The decade saw the widespread application of theinternal combustion engineincluding mass production of the automobile, as well as the introduction of thetypewriter.TheWright Flyerperformed the first recorded controlled, powered, sustained heavier than air flight on December 17, 1903.Reginald FessendenofEast Bolton, Quebec,Canada made what appeared to be[clarification needed]the first audio radio broadcasts of entertainment and music ever made to a general audience. The first huge success of American cinema, as well as the largest experimental achievement to this point, was the 1903 filmThe Great Train Robbery,directed byEdwin S. Porter,while the world's first feature film,The Story of the Kelly Gang,was released on December 26, 1906, inMelbourne,Australia. Popular books of this decade includedThe Tale of Peter Rabbit(1902) andAnne of Green Gables(1908), which sold 45 million and 50 million copies respectively. Popular songs of this decade include "Lift Every Voice and Sing"and"What Are They Doing in Heaven?",which have been featured in 42 and 16hymnalsrespectively.

During the decade, the world population increased from 1.60 to 1.75 billion, with approximately 580 million births and 450 million deaths in total. As of June 2024, 8 people from this decade remain alive (seeList of oldest living people), all of them women. Last living man from this decade wasJuan Vicente Pérez,and he died on 2 April 2024.

Pronunciation varieties[edit]

There are several main varieties of how individual years of the decade are pronounced. Using 1906 as an example, they are "nineteen-oh-six", "nineteen-six", and "nineteen-aught-six". Which variety is most prominent depends somewhat on global region and generation. "Nineteen-oh-six" is the most common; "nineteen-six" is less common. InAmerican English,"nineteen-aught-six" is also recognized but not much used.[citation needed]

Demographics[edit]

Main article:Estimates of historical world population

Estimates for the world population by 1900 vary from 1.563 to 1.710 billion.

PRB

(1973–2016)[4]

UN

(2015)[5]

Maddison

(2008)[6]

HYDE

(2010)[7]

Tanton

(1994)[8]

Biraben

(1980)[9]

McEvedy&

Jones (1978)[10]

Thomlinson

(1975)[11]

Durand

(1974)[12]

Clark

(1967)[13]

1,656M 1,650M 1,563M 1,654M[14] 1,600M 1,633M 1,625M 1,600M 1,650–1,710M 1,668M

Politics and wars[edit]

See also:List of sovereign states in the 1900s
A shockedmandarininManchurobe in the back, withQueen Victoria(British Empire),Wilhelm II(German Empire),Nicholas II(Imperial Russia),Marianne(French Third Republic), and asamurai(Empire of Japan) stabbing into aking cakewithChine( "China" in French) written on it. A portrayal of New Imperialism and its effects onChina.

Major political changes[edit]

Wars[edit]

Main article:List of wars: 1900–1944 § 1900–1919

Internal conflicts[edit]

Colonization[edit]

Decolonization[edit]

Prominent political events[edit]

Disasters[edit]

Natural disasters[edit]

June 30, 1908: TheTunguska event
Ruins from the1906 San Francisco earthquake,remembered as one of the worstnatural disastersin United States history

Non-natural disasters[edit]

Assassinations and attempts[edit]

Prominent assassinations, targeted killings, and assassination attempts include:

A sketch ofLeon Czolgoszshooting U.S. PresidentWilliam McKinley.
Year Date Name Position Country Description
1900 July 29 Umberto I King Italy Assassinated by anarchistGaetano Bresci.
1901 March 6 Wilhelm II Kaiser Germany Attempted assassination inBremenby Deidrich Weiland.[18][19]
1901 September 6 William McKinley President United States Dies 8 days after being shot at thePan-American ExpositioninBuffalo, New York,by American anarchistLeon Czolgosz.
1904 June 16 Nikolai Bobrikov Governor-General Finland Assassinated by nationalist noblemanEugen Schauman.
1905 June 13 Theodoros Diligiannis Prime Minister Greece Killed by gambler Antonios Gherakaris, reportedly for measures taken against gambling places.
1907 March 11 Dimitar Petkov Prime Minister Bulgaria Killed by an anarchist.
1907 August 31 Amin al-Soltan Prime Minister Iran Killed in front of the Parliament.
1908 February 1 Carlos I King Portugal Assassinated in Lisbon, Portugal.
1909 October 26 Itō Hirobumi Prime Minister Japan AlsoResident-General of Korea,assassinated byAhn Jung-geunat theHarbintrain station inManchuria,for many grievances against Japan, including the assassination ofEmpress MyeongseongofKorea.

Economics[edit]

The cost of an American postage stamp was worth 1 cent.[20]

Science and technology[edit]

Science[edit]

During 1905 the physicistAlbert Einsteinpublishedfour articles– each revolutionary and groundbreaking in its field.

Technology[edit]

  • Widespread application of theinternal combustion engineincluding mass production of the automobile.Rudolf Dieseldemonstrated thediesel enginein the 1900Exposition Universelle(World's Fair) in Paris using peanut oil fuel (seebiodiesel). The Diesel engine takes the Grand Prix. The exposition was attended by 50 million people.[26]The same yearWilhelm Maybachdesigned an engine built atDaimler Motoren Gesellschaft—following the specifications ofEmil Jellinek—who required the engine to be namedDaimler-Mercedesafter his daughter,Mercédès Jellinek.In 1902, theMercedes 35 hpautomobiles with that engine were put into production by DMG.[27]
  • Wide popularity of homephonograph."The market for home machines was created through technological innovation and pricing: Phonographs, gramophones, and graphophones were cleverly adapted to run by spring-motors (you wound them up), rather than by messy batteries or treadle mechanisms, while the musical records were adapted to reproduce loudly through a horn attachment. The cheap home machines sold as the $10 Eagle graphophone and the $40 (later $30) Home phonograph in 1896, the $20 Zon-o-phone in 1898, the $3 Victor Toy in 1900, and so on. Records sold because their fidelity improved, mass production processes were soon developed, advertising worked, and prices dropped from one and two dollars to around 35 cents.".[28][29]In 1907, aVictor Recordsrecording ofEnrico CarusosingingRuggero Leoncavallo's "Vesti la giubba"becomes the first to sell a million copies.[30]
  • 1899–1900 –Thomas Alva EdisonofMilan, Ohio,invents the nickel-alkaline storagebattery.On May 27, 1901, Edison establishes theEdison Storage Battery Companyto develop and manufacture them.[31]"It proved to be Edison's most difficult project, taking ten years to develop a practical alkaline battery. By the time Edison introduced his new alkaline battery, thegasolinepowered car had so improved thatelectric vehicleswere becoming increasingly less common, being used mainly asdelivery vehiclesin cities. However, the Edison alkaline battery proved useful for lightingrailway carsandsignals,maritimebuoys,andminers lamps.Unlikeiron oremining with theEdison Ore-Milling Company,the heavy investment Edison made over ten years was repaid handsomely, and the storage battery eventually became Edison's most profitable product. Further, Edison's work paved the way for the modern alkaline battery. "[32]
  • 1900 – TheBrowniecamerais invented; this was the beginning of theEastman Kodakcompany. The Brownie popularized low-costphotographyand introduced the concept of thesnapshot.The first Brownie was introduced in February 1900,[33]
The first ascent of LZ1 over Lake Constance (the Bodensee) in 1900.
A diesel engine built byMAN AGin 1906
  • 1901 – First electrictypewriteris invented by George Canfield Blickensderfer ofErie, Pennsylvania.It was part of a line ofBlickensderfer typewriters,known for its portability.[34][35][36]
  • 1901 –Wilhelm KressofSaint Petersburg,Russiacreates hisKress DrachenfliegerinAustria-Hungary.Power was provided by a Daimler petrol engine driving two largeauger-style two-bladed propellers, the first attempt to use an internal combustion engine to power a heavier-than-air aircraft.[37][38]
  • 1901 – The first radioreceiver(successfully received a radio transmission). This receiver was developed byGuglielmo Marconi.Marconi established a wireless transmitting station at Marconi House,Rosslare Strand,County Wexford,Ireland in 1901 to act as a link betweenPoldhuinCornwallandClifdeninCounty Galway.He soon made the announcement that on December 12, 1901, using a 500-foot (150 m) kite-supported antenna for reception, the message was received atSignal HillinSt John's,Newfoundland(now part of Canada), signals transmitted by the company's new high-power station at Poldhu, Cornwall. The distance between the two points was about 2,200 miles (3,500 km).
    Heralded as a great scientific advance, there was—and continues to be—some skepticism about this claim, partly because the signals had been heard faintly and sporadically. There was no independent confirmation of the reported reception, and the transmissions, consisting of theMorse codeletterSsent repeatedly, were difficult to distinguish fromatmospheric noise.(A detailed technical review of Marconi's early transatlantic work appears in John S. Belrose's work of 1995.)[39]The Poldhu transmitter was a two-stage circuit.[40][41]The first stage operated at a lower voltage and provided the energy for the second stage to spark at a higher voltage.
  • 1902 –Willis CarrierofAngola, New York,invented the first indoorair conditioning."He designed his spray driven air conditioning system which controlled both temperature and humidity using anozzleoriginally designed to sprayinsecticide.He built his "Apparatus for Treating Air" (U.S. Pat. #808897) which was patented in 1906 and using chilled coils which not only controlled heat but could lower the humidity to as low as 55%. The device was even able to adjust the humidity level to the desired setting creating what would become the framework for the modern air conditioner. By adjusting the air movement and temperature level to the refrigeration coils he was able to determine the size and capacity of the unit to match the need of his customers. While Carrier was not the first to design a system like this his was much more stable, successful and safer than other versions and took air conditioning out of the Dark Ages and into the realm of science. "[42]
  • 1902/1906/1908 –Sir James MackenzieofScone, Scotland,invented an earlylie detectororpolygraph.MacKenzie's polygraph "could be used to monitor thecardiovascularresponses of his patients by taking theirpulseandblood pressure.[43]He had developed an early version of his device in the 1890s, but had Sebastian Shaw, aLancashirewatchmaker, improve it further. "This instrument used a clockwork mechanism for the paper-rolling and time-marker movements and it produced ink recordings of physiological functions that were easier to acquire and to interpret. It has been written that the modern polygraph is really a modification of Dr. Mackenzie's clinical ink polygraph."[44]A more modern and effective polygraph machine would be invented by John Larson in 1921.[45]
  • 1902 –Georges Claudeinvented theneon lamp.He applied an electrical discharge to a sealed tube ofneongas, resulting in a red glow. Claudes started working on neon tubes which could be put to use as ordinary light bulbs. His first public display of a neon lamp took place on December 11, 1910, in Paris.[46]In 1912, Claude's associate began selling neon discharge tubes asadvertising signs.They were introduced to U.S. in 1923 when two large neon signs were bought by a Los AngelesPackardcar dealership. The glow and arresting red color made neon advertising completely different from the competition.[47]
  • 1902 –Teasmade,a device for makingteaautomatically, is patented on April 7, 1902, bygunsmithFrank Clarke ofBirmingham,England. He called it "An Apparatus Whereby a Cup of Tea or Coffee is Automatically Made" and it was later marketed as "A Clock That Makes Tea!". However, his original machine and all rights to it had been purchased from its actual inventorAlbert E. Richardson,aclockmakerfromAshton-under-Lyne.The device was commercially available by 1904.[48]
Gilmore's second, larger plane
  • 1902 –Lyman GilmoreofWashington,United States is awarded a patent for asteam engine,intended for use in aerial vehicles. At the time he was living inRed Bluff, California.At a later date, Gilmore claimed to have incorporated his engine in "amonoplanewith a 32-footwingspan"and to have performed his debut flight in May 1902. While occasionally credited with the first powered flight in aviation history, there is no supporting evidence for his account.[49]While Gilmore was probably working on aeronautical experiments since the late 1890s and reportedly had correspondence withSamuel Pierpont Langley,there exists no photo of his creations earlier than 1908.[50]
  • 1902 – TheWright brothersofOhio,United States create the 1902 version of theWright Glider.It was the third free-flight glider built by them and tested atKitty Hawk, North Carolina.This was the first of the brothers' gliders to incorporateyaw control,and its design led directly to the1903Wright Flyer.The brothers designed the 1902 glider during the winter of 1901–1902 at their home inDayton, Ohio.They designed the wing based on data from extensive airfoil tests conducted on a homemadewind tunnel.They built many of the components of the glider in Dayton, but they completed assembly at their Kitty Hawk camp in September 1902. They began testing on September 19. Over the next five weeks, they made between 700 and 1000 glide flights (as estimated by the brothers, who did not keep detailed records of these tests). The longest of these was 622.5 ft (189.7 m) in 26 seconds. "In its final form, the 1902 Wright glider was the world's first fully controllable aircraft."[51][52]
Ford Model Awas the first car produced byFord Motor Companybeginning production in 1903.
A replica of Pearse's monoplane
  • 1903 –Richard Pearseof New Zealand supposedly successfully flew and landed a powered heavier-than-air machine on March 31, 1903[53]Verifiable eyewitnesses describe Pearse crashing into a hedge on two separate occasions during 1903. His monoplane must have risen to a height of at least three metres on each occasion. Good evidence exists that on March 31, 1903, Pearse achieved a powered, though poorly controlled, flight of several hundred metres. Pearse himself said that he had made a powered takeoff, "but at too low a speed for [his] controls to work". However, he remained airborne until he crashed into the hedge at the end of the field.[54][55]
  • 1903 –Karl JathoofGermanyperforms a series of flights at Vahrenwalder Heide, nearHanover,between August and November, 1903. Using first a pushertriplane,then abiplane."His longest flight, however, was only 60 meters at 3–4 meters altitude." He then quit his efforts, noting his motor was too weak to make longer or higher flights.[56]The plane was equipped with a single-cylinder 10 hp (7.5 kW) Buchet engine driving a two-bladed pusher propeller and made hops of up to 200 ft (61 m), flying up to 10 ft (3.0 m) high. In comparison, Orville Wright's first controlled flight four months later was of 36 m (118 ft) in 12 seconds although Wilbur flew 59 seconds and 852 ft (260 m) later that same day. Either way Jatho managed to fly a powered heavier-than-air machine earlier than his American counterparts.[57]
  • 1903 –Mary Andersoninventedwindshield wipers.In November 1903 Anderson was granted her firstpatent[58]for an automatic car window cleaning device controlled inside the car, called the windshield wiper.[59]Her device consisted of a lever and a swinging arm with a rubber blade. The lever could be operated from inside a vehicle to cause the spring-loaded arm to move back and forth across the windshield. Similar devices had been made earlier, but Anderson's was the first to be effective.[60]
The first flight byOrville Wrightmade on December 17, 1903.
  • 1903 – TheWright brothersfly atKitty Hawk, North Carolina.Their airplane, theWright Flyer,performed the first recorded controlled, powered, sustained heavier than air flight on December 17, 1903. In the day's fourth flight, Wilbur Wright flew 279 meters (915 feet) in 59 seconds. First three flights were approximately 120, 175, and 200 ft (61 m), respectively. The Wrights laid particular stress on fully and accurately describing all the requirements for controlled, powered flight and put them into use in an aircraft which took off from a level launching rail, with the aid of a headwind to achieve sufficient airspeed before reaching the end of the rail.[61]It is one of the various candidates regarded as the first flying machine.
  • 1904 –SS Haimunsends its first news story on March 15, 1904.[62]It was a Chinesesteamer shipcommanded bywar correspondentLionel Jamesin 1904 during theRusso-Japanese WarforThe Times.It is the first known instance of a "press boat" dedicated to war correspondence during naval battles. The recent advent ofwireless telegraphymeant that reporters were no longer limited to submitting their stories from land-based offices, and The Times spent 74 days outfitting and equipping the ship,[63]installing aDe Forest transmitteraboard the ship.[64]
Construction work on theGaillard Cutis shown in this photograph from 1907
  • 1904–1914 – ThePanama Canalconstructed by the United States in the territory ofPanama,which hadjust gained independencefromColombia.The Canal is a 77 km (48 mi)ship canalthat joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and a key conduit for international maritime trade. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, the canal had an enormous impact on shipping between the two oceans, replacing the long and treacherous route via theDrake PassageandCape Hornat the southernmost tip of South America. A ship sailing from New York toSan Franciscovia the canal travels 9,500 km (5,900 mi), well under half the 22,500 km (14,000 mi) route around Cape Horn.[65]The project starts on May 4, 1904, known as Acquisition Day. The United States government purchased all Canal properties on theIsthmus of Panamafrom the New Panama Canal Company, except thePanama Railroad.[66]The project begun under the administration ofTheodore Roosevelt,continued in that ofWilliam Howard Taftand completed in that ofWoodrow Wilson.[67][68]The Chief engineers wereJohn Frank StevensandGeorge Washington Goethals[69][70]
  • 1904 – TheWelte-Mignonreproducing pianois created by Edwin Welte and Karl Bockisch. Both employed by the "Michael Welte und Söhne" firm ofFreiburg im Breisgau,Germany."It automatically replayed the tempo, phrasing, dynamics and pedalling of a particular performance, and not just the notes of the music, as was the case with other player pianos of the time." In September, 1904, the Mignon was demonstrated in theLeipzig Trade Fair.In March, 1905 it became better known when showcased "at theshowroomsof Hugo Popper, a manufacturer of roll-operatedorchestrions".By 1906, the Mignon was also exported to the United States, installed to pianos by the firmsFeurichandSteinway & Sons.[71]
  • 1904 –Benjamin Holtof theHolt Manufacturing Companyinvents one of the first practicalcontinuous tracksfor use intractors.While the date of invention was reportedly November 24, 1904, Holt would not receive a patent until December, 1907.[72]
  • 1905 –John Joseph MontgomeryofCalifornia,United States designs tandem-winggliders.His pilotDaniel Maloneyperforms a number of public exhibitions of high altitude flights in March and April 1905 in theSanta Clara, California,area. These flights received national media attention and demonstrated superior control of the design, with launches as high as 4,000 feet (1,200 m) and landings made at predetermined locations. The gliders were launched from balloons.[73][74]
  • 1905 – The Wright Brothers introduce theirWright Flyer III.On October 5, 1905, Wilbur flew 24 miles (39 km) in 39 minutes 23 seconds,[75]longer than the total duration of all the flights of1903and1904.Ending with a safe landing when the fuel ran out. The flight was seen by a number of people, including several invited friends, their father Milton, and neighboring farmers.[76]Four days later, they wrote to theUnited States Secretary of WarWilliam Howard Taft,offering to sell the world's first practical fixed-wing aircraft.
  • 1906 – TheGabel Automatic Entertainer,an earlyjukebox-like machine, is invented by John Gabel. It is the first such device to play a series of gramophone records. "The Automatic Entertainer with 24 selections, was produced and patented by the John Gabel owned company in Chicago. The first model (constructed in 1905) was produced in 1906 with an exposed 40 inch horn (102 cm) on top, and it is today often considered the real father of the modern multi-selection disc-playing phonographs. John Gabel and his company did in fact receive a special prize at thePan-Pacific Expositionfor the Automatic Entertainer. "[77][78]
Alberto Santos-Dumontrealizes the first official flight, October 23, 1906, Bagatelle field.
  • 1906 – TheVictor Talking Machine Companyreleases theVictrola,the most populargramophonemodel until the late 1920s.[79]The Victrola is also the firstplaybackmachine containing an internal horn.[80]Victor also erects the world's largest illuminated billboard at the time, onBroadwayin New York City, to advertise the company's records.[81]
  • 1906 –Traian VuiaofRomaniatakes off with his "Traian Vuia 1", an earlymonoplane.His flight was performed inMontessonnear Paris and was about 12 meters long.[82]
  • 1906 –Jacob Ellehammerof Denmark constructs theEllehammer semi-biplane.In this machine, he made a tethered flight on September 12, 1906, becoming the second European to make a powered flight.[83][84][85]
  • 1906 –Alberto Santos-Dumontand hisSantos-Dumont 14-bismake the first public flight of anairplaneon October 23, 1906, in Paris. The flying machine was the first fixed-wing aircraft officially witnessed to take off, fly, and land. Santos Dumont is considered the "Father of Aviation" in his country of birth,Brazil.[86]His flight is the first to have been certified by theAéro-Club de Franceand theFédération Aéronautique Internationale(FAI).[87][88]On November 12, 1906, Santos Dumont succeeded in setting the first world record recognized by the Aero-Club De France by flying 220 metres in less than 22 seconds.[89]
  • 1906 – Soundradio broadcastingwas invented byReginald FessendenandLee De Forest.Fessenden andErnst Alexandersondeveloped a high-frequencyalternator-transmitters, an improvement on an already existing device. The improved model operated at a transmitting frequency of approximately 50 kHz, although with far less power than Fessenden's rotary-spark transmitters. The alternator-transmitter achieved the goal of transmitting quality audio signals, but the lack of any way to amplify the signals meant they were somewhat weak. On December 21, 1906, Fessenden made an extensive demonstration of the new alternator-transmitter at Brant Rock, showing its utility for point-to-point wireless telephony, including interconnecting his stations to the wire telephone network. A detailed review of this demonstration appeared inThe American Telephone Journal.[90]Meanwhile, De Forest had developed theAudion tubean electronicamplifierdevice. He received a patent in January, 1907.[91]"DeForest's audion vacuum tube was the key component of all radio, telephone, radar, television, and computer systems before the invention of the transistor in 1947."[92]
  • 1906 –Reginald FessendenofEast Bolton, Quebec,Canada made what appear to be the first audio radio broadcasts of entertainment and music ever made to a general audience. (Beginning in 1904, theUnited States Navyhad broadcast daily time signals and weather reports, but these employedspark-gap transmitters,transmitting inMorse code). On the evening of December 24, 1906 (Christmas Eve), Fessenden used the alternator-transmitter to send out a short program fromBrant Rock,Plymouth County,Massachusetts.It included a phonograph record ofOmbra mai fù(Largo) byGeorge Frideric Handel,followed by Fessenden himself playing the songO Holy Nighton theviolin.Finishing with reading a passage from theBible:'Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men of good will' (Gospel of Luke2:14). On December 31,New Year's Eve,a second short program was broadcast. The main audience for both these transmissions was an unknown number of shipboard radio operators along theEast Coast of the United States.Fessenden claimed that the Christmas Eve broadcast had been heard "as far down" asNorfolk, Virginia,while the New Year Eve's broadcast had reached places in the Caribbean. Although now seen as a landmark, these two broadcasts were barely noticed at the time and soon forgotten— the only first-hand account appears to be a letter Fessenden wrote on January 29, 1932, to his former associate, Samuel M. Kinter.[93][94]
TheAutochrome Lumièrebecomes the first commercial color photography process.
  • 1907 – TheAutochrome Lumièrewhich was patented in 1903 becomes the first commercial color photography process.
  • 1907 –Thomas Edisoninvented the "Universal Electric Motor" which made it possible to operatedictation machines,etc. on all lighting circuits.[95]
  • 1907 – ThePhotostat machinebegins the modern era of document imaging. The Photostat machine was invented inKansas City,Kansas,United States by Oscar Gregory in 1907, and the Photostat Corporation was incorporated inRhode Islandin 1911. "Rectigraph and Photostat machines (Plates 40–42) combined a large camera and a developing machine and used sensitized paper furnished in 350-foot rolls." The prints are made direct on sensitized paper, no negative, plate or film intervening. The usual exposure is ten seconds. After the exposure has been made the paper is cut off and carried underneath the exposure chamber to the developing bath, where it remains for 35 seconds, and is then drawn into a fixing bath. While one print is being developed or fixed, another exposure can be made. When the copies are removed from the fixing bath, they are allowed to dry by exposure to the air, or may be run through a drying machine. The first print taken from the original is a 'black' print; the whites in the original are black and the blacks, white. (Plate 43) A white 'positive' print of the original is made by rephotographing the black print. As many positives as required may be made by continuing to photograph the black print. "(The American Digest of Business Machines, 1924.) Du Pont Co. files include black prints of graphs dating from 1909, and the company acquired a Photostat machine in 1912.... A 1914 Rectigraph ad stated that the U.S. government had been using Rectigraphs for four years and stated that the machines were being used by insurance companies and abstract and title companies.... In 1911, a Photostat machine was $500."[96][97]
Ford Model Tset 1908 as the historic year that the automobile came into popular usage as it is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile.

Popular culture[edit]

Literature[edit]

See also:List of years in literature § 1900s,andPublishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1900s
4 out of 10 best-selling American books in the 1900s were written byWinston Churchill(1871 – 1947)

The best selling books of the decade wereAnne of Green Gables(1908) andThe Tale of Peter Rabbit(1902), which sold 50 million[103]and 45 million[104]copies respectively.Serbian writersused theBelgradeliterary style, anEkavianwriting form which set basis for the later standardization of the Serbian language.Theodor Herzl,the founder of politicalZionism,publishedThe Old New Landin 1902, outlining Herzl's vision for a Jewish state in theLand of Israel.

Below are the best-selling books in the United States of each year, as determined byPublishers Weekly.[105]

Art[edit]

Pablo Picassoin 1908, who, along withHenri Matisse,was considered a leader inmodern art
  • Pablo PicassopaintsLes Demoiselles d'Avignon,considered by some to be the birth of modern art.
  • Art Nouveauart movement peaked in popularity at the turn of the 20th century (1890–1905).
  • Cubismart movement peaked in popularity in France between 1907 and 1911.
  • Fauvismart movement peaked in popularity between 1905 and 1907.

Film[edit]

See also:1900s in film
Justus D. BarnesinEdwin Porter's filmThe Great Train Robbery,1903

Music[edit]

Popular songs of the 1900s include "Lift Every Voice and Sing"and"What Are They Doing in Heaven?",which have been featured in 42[106]and 16[107][108]hymnalsrespectively.

Fashion[edit]

See also:1900s in fashion

Historic events[edit]

Agustín LizárragadiscoversMachu Picchuon July 14, 1902.

Sports[edit]

TheTour de Francestarts for the first time in 1903.[109]

Food[edit]

  • U.S.New Haven, ConnecticutLouis Lassen ofLouis' Lunchmakes the first modern-dayhamburgersandwich.According to family legend, one day in 1900 a local businessman dashed into the small New Haven lunch wagon and pleaded for a lunch to go. According to the Lassen family, the customer, Gary Widmore, exclaimed "Louie! I'm in a rush, slap a meatpuck between two planks and step on it!".[110][111]Louis Lassen, the establishment's owner, placed his own blend of ground steak trimmings between two slices of toast and sent the gentleman on his way, so the story goes, with America's alleged first hamburger being served.[112]

People[edit]

Modern artists[edit]

Henri Matisse

Other notable people[edit]

Sigmund Freud,1905

Sports figures[edit]

Baseball[edit]

See also:History of baseball in the United States

Boxing[edit]

See also:International Boxing Hall of Fame

Cricket[edit]

Last survivors[edit]

There are currently eight remaining verified living people born in the 1900s decade, all of whom are women. This includesMaria Branyasof Spain, the oldest living person, born 4 March 1907.[113]The last surviving man born during this decade wasJuan Vicente Pérezof Venezuela (27 May 1909 – 2 April 2024).[114]

See also[edit]

Timeline[edit]

The following articles contain brief timelines which list the most prominent events of the decade:

1900•1901•1902•1903•1904•1905•1906•1907•1908•1909

Further reading[edit]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^"I suggest that it is impossible to separate deaths caused by massacre and starvation from those due to the pandemic of sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis) which decimated central Africa at the time." -Neal Ascherson(1999)[1]

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