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Start of Inventions For: Day 2. Early American Inventions of the Gilded Age. Inventions That Improved Transportation. 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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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