The Chronicle

A Timeline of Innovation

Every breakthrough has a place in time. Follow the thread of human ingenuity — from the first current to the box that moved the world — across the ages that built the modern era.

1760 – 1945

The Industrial Age

Electricity
boltElectricity
1879

The War of Currents between Edison and Tesla that decided how the world would be powered.

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Flight
flightFlight
1903

Two bicycle mechanics from Dayton solved the problem of controlled flight — and launched the aerial age at Kitty Hawk.

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Penicillin
biotechPenicillin
1928

A contaminated petri dish, a patch of mould, and the accident that became the world's first antibiotic.

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1945 – 1991

The Atomic Age

Shipping Container
inventory_2Shipping Container
1956

A trucker named Malcom McLean turned a simple steel box into the invention that rewired global trade and built the modern economy.

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The Chronicle Continues

New chapters are being written. The next breakthrough is already waiting to be told.

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