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Start of Inventions For: Day 2

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

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Start of Inventions For: Day 2

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  1. Start of Inventions For: Day 2

  2. Early American Inventions of the Gilded Age

  3. Inventions That Improved Transportation

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Inventions That Improved Communication & Entertainment

  8. Communication & information distribution was improved by the invention of the telephone, telegraph, phonograph, motion pictures, and radio.

  9. 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

  10. 4. Invention: Radio • Inventor(s) Name(s): - GuglielmoMarconi • 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.

  11. 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

  12. Electrification and Labor-Saving Inventions

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. More Inventions of the Gilded Age

  18. 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.

  19. Invention: Refrigerators • Inventor(s) Name(s): -Carlvon Linde • Year the Invention was created and/or patented: • Created in 1876 • Patented in 1877 • 2 interesting facts about the invention: • First small fringe cost $25. • Food could last longer.

  20. 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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