360What happened in 1843?
3 moments from 1843 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- On this day · 19 July 1843
Brunel's SS Great Britain is launched
On 19 July 1843, the SS Great Britain, designed by the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was floated out in Bristol. It was the first large ocean-going ship with an iron hull and a screw propeller, the design almost all ships use today. Restored, it is now a museum in Bristol.
- 1843 · from The 1840s: stamps, anaesthesia and the first computer program
Ada Lovelace's notes published
- 1843 · from The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, comes into use
Switzerland and Brazil issue stamps