Coffee was at its peak popularity in Italy during the innovator's time. But coffee lovers faced extreme inconvenience as they had to spend a lot of time waiting for the coffee to brew.
"Once upon a time, in 19th century Italy, coffee was the flavorful item around World. Unfortunately, making methods required consumers to wait over five minutes to get their drink.
Enter Angelo Moriondo, the man who patented the first known espresso machine," Google's note said."
Moriondo's espresso machine was shown at the General Expo of Turin in 1884 and was awarded the bronze medal.
Moriondo's machine which allayed the problems faced by coffee drinkers consisted of a large number boiler that pushed hot water through a bed of coffee grounds and a second boiler that produced steam which would flash the bed of coffee and complete the brew. The invention was then confirmed by an international patent after being registered in Paris on October 23, 1885.