360What happened in 1882?
3 moments from 1882 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- On this day · 24 March 1882
Robert Koch announces the cause of tuberculosis
On 24 March 1882, the German doctor Robert Koch announced in Berlin that he had found the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, then a leading cause of death. His discovery led to better diagnosis and, decades later, cures. The date is marked every year as World Tuberculosis Day.
- 1882 · from Edison's light bulb brings practical electric light
Pearl Street power station opens
- 1882 · from Faraday discovers how to make electricity from magnetism
Edison's first central power station opens in London