Time Capsule: How the Discoveries of the 19th Century Transformed the World

What is common between us, the Victorians, the flight to the Moon, and the future? In their time, authors of science fiction novels such as Jules Verne and Herbert Wells only speculated about what the future might hold and that humans could reach the Moon. However, in the 19th century, thanks to the combined experiences of numerous engineers and scientists, such speculations became reality. And when the first World's Fair opened in London in 1851, with visitors greatly impressed by the latest inventions, it became clear – the Victorians invented the future.
But how much do we know about what preceded the discoveries and latest inventions – from the simple idea of the creator to its realization? Behind every invention of the 19th century – from the first telegraph and telephone, electric trams and railroads to machines capable of thinking and engines that could reach the skies – stood the disciplined mind of the inventor. The outstanding science researcher Ivan Rees Morus presents to our attention a rich tapestry of remarkable lives that changed the world beyond recognition and ultimately led humanity to the Moon.

«Victorians changed the world by rethinking science. They turned it into a tool for creating the future and, it must be said, achieved remarkable success in this. Thanks to their efforts, the world at the beginning of the 20th century became absolutely unlike the world at the beginning of the 19th century».