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    9:00 AM.During La Belle Epoque inventors such as Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Ernest Rutherford were busy developing amazing new devices and contraptions. Presented by Rebecca Blundell. Audio

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  • Promenade music - Technology

    9:00 AM.Composed and sequenced by Ryan Smith, performed by Hannah Darroch (flute), Frances Hopkins (violin), Robyn Jaquiery (piano) and Ryan Smith (accordion). Music commissioned by Radio New Zealand Concert.

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The Belle Epoque was a time of massive technological advance all around the world. Inventors were busily vying for patents to make the next big thing. Thomas Edison, Joseph Swan, Nicola Tesla, Alexander Graham Bell, Ernest Rutherford, Guigliermo Marconi, Henry Ford and the Wright brothers were all active at the time.

Rebecca Blundell takes us through the technology pavilion describing some of the most important technologies of the time, some of which are pictured on this page.

Model T Ford
1910 Model T Ford, Salt Lake City, Utah

Edison's original carbon filament incandescent bulb
Edison's original carbon filament incandescent bulb. Photo: Terren in Virginia on Flickr

Graphophone 1903
Columbia model C ("Universal") Graphophone 1903 from the Salvador Velez collection. Photo: Alejandro Linares Garcia

Percy Grainger editing a pianola roll
Percy Grainger editing a pianola roll, 1916

Gallery: Expo Belle Epoque - a visual tour 1880-1914