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START OF INVENTIONS FOR:
DAY 2
EARLY AMERICAN
INVENTIONS OF THE GILDED
AGE
INVENTIONS THAT
IMPROVED TRANSPORTA
TION
Orville and Wilber Wright invented the first plane which flew in Kitty Hawk, NC on Dec. 17, 1903; this
invention made it possible to travel by air.
1. Invention: Airplane Inventor(s) Name(s):
Orville and Wilber Wright
Year the Invention was created and/or patented: First flight- Dec. 17, 1903 (Patented in
March 1903)
2 interesting facts about the invention: Very important in the 1st and 2nd World
Wars. Wright brothers started working on
bicycles, moved to gliders, then to planes. Impact on society:
Travel along long distances was quicker. Created a new industry.
2. Invention: Automobile
Inventor(s) Name(s): Henry Ford
Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Model T invented and patented --1908
2 interesting facts about the invention: Ford could produce large quantities
quickly and inexpensively. First affordable car. Model –T and movable parts Assembly
Line improved in 1908.
Impact on society: Jobs, Mobility, Travel, & created the modern
suburb.
INVENTIONS THAT
IMPROVED COMMUNICAT
ION & ENTERTAINME
NT
Communication & information distribution
was improved by the invention of the
telephone, telegraph, phonograph, motion pictures, and radio.
3. Invention: Telephone Inventor(s) Name(s):
Alexander Graham Bell
Year the Invention was created and/or patented: 1876 (patented the same year)
2 interesting facts about the invention: Wanted people to say “Ahoy” not “Hello.” Marked the end of the telegraph.
Impact on society: Revolutionized communication (instantaneous
communication). New Industry (ex: AT&T), jobs, socializing.
How to use a
rotery phone: http
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIDw75mUl6c&feature=relmfu
4. Invention: Radio Inventor(s) Name(s):
- Guglielmo Marconi
Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Invented -1895
2 interesting facts about the invention:David Sarnoff created NBC.
Impact on society:Changed our lives by improving
entertainment, information, & news.
5. Invention: Movies Inventor(s) Name(s):
- Thomas Edison (first commercially successful projector).
Year the Invention was created and/or patented: William Lincoln :1867 George Eastman: 1882 Auguste & Louis Lumiere :1895 Edison: 1896 (his version was
patented)
2 interesting facts about the invention: First talking movie ever filmed was the
“Jazz Singer.” Animated pictures were first created using a
devise called the “wheel of life.”
Impact on society: News, entertainment, job, created
celebrities.
Auguste & Louis Lumiere
Edison
ELECTRIFICATION AND LABOR-SAVING
INVENTIONS
6. Invention: Washing Machine Inventor(s) Name(s):
Hamilton Smith William Blackstone Alva J. Fisher
Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Patented hand powered 1858 : Hamilton Smith Invented hand powered device to use in home
1874: William Blackstone Alva J. Fisher: 1908 (The “Thor” electric powered)
2 interesting facts about the invention: 1797 the “washing board” sparked the idea for
this invention Fast and efficient way to clean clothes.
Impact on society: Created the soap industry and additional leisure
time.
7. Invention: Electric Stove Inventor(s) Name(s):
- Thomas Ahearn - William Hadaway
Year the Invention was created and/or patented:
-1882: Thomas Ahearn electric stove invented (only used in one Canadian hotel)
On June 30, 1896, William Hadaway was issued the first patent for an electric oven.
2 interesting facts about the invention: Thick metal coils get hot- this is what is used to cook. In homes by 1930s (towns had to have electricity first)
Impact on society: Created jobs, cooking ease, additional leisure
time and safety.
8. Invention: Water Pumps Inventor(s) Name(s):
- John G. Appold Year the Invention was created and/or
patented: Year credited for invention - 1851 (not
electrified)
2 interesting facts about the invention: First brought into the home in the late 1800s. Provides running water to use inside the
home. -Hydro Power: provides electricity.
Impact on society: Access to water, running water in homes and
businesses.
9. Invention: Electric Lighting Inventor(s) Name(s):
Thomas Edison
Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Patented on January 27, 1880.
2 interesting facts about the invention: In 1915 electric wiring is strung. In the 1920s people change from gas to
electric lighting which is safer.
Impact on society: Provided light after the sun set and
increased work hours. Improved safety.
MORE INVENTIONS
OF THE GILDED AGE
Invention: Phonograph (Recorded sound/music)
Inventor(s) Name(s): Thomas Alva Edison
Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Invented 1877; Patented 1878
2 interesting facts about the invention: Recorded music, speeches, sound on
cylinders. Lead to inventions such as CD’s & Ipods.
Invention: Refrigerators
Inventor(s) Name(s): -Carl von Linde
Year the Invention was created and/or patented:
Created in 1876Patented in 1877
2 interesting facts about the invention:First small fringe cost $25.Food could last longer.
Note :
Henry Ford:Play “America: The Story of Us” from… “Boom” 10:50 to 17: 30
The Great Migration:Note : Play “America: The Story of Us” from…
“Boom” 26:00- 33:00
Prohibition: 33:00- 46
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