Inventions change society - Chapter 4, Lesson 2

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The late 1800s saw a burst of inventions in the U.S. How many patents were granted between 1860 - 1890?

400,000 patents

Who created the Model T?

Ford and Sorenson

Who invented the Kodak camera in 1888?

George Eastman

Who invented an electric incubator and an improved brake for railroads?

Granville Woods

Who developed a shoe-making mechanism that revolutionized the shoe industry?

Jan E. Matzeliger

Who invented the vacuum cleaner in 1899?

John Thurman

Who pioneered human flight?

Wilbur and Orville Wright

Who invented the adding machine in 1888?

William Burroughs

What is a patent?

A license issued by the government that gives someone the right to make, use, and sell an invention without others copying it.

Who invented the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell

What was the benefit of using mass production to manufacture goods?

Allowed cheaper goods

How long did it take for telegram messages to reach recipients?

Almost instantly

What is the process that created a new, less expensive way to manufacture cars?

Assembly line

Name the city that sent and received the first telegraph.

Baltimore to Washington, DC

The first airplane flight occurred where and when?

In 1903 in Kitty Hawk, NC

Who created an improved wire for the light bulb?

Lewis Howard Latimer

What is a telegram?

Messages sent by telegraph

Who invented the typewriter in 1868?

Christopher Sholes

Who laid telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1866?

Cyrus Field

What is the telephone?

Device used to transmit speech

Who invented mechanism for oiling machinery?

Elijah McCoy

What company produced the Model T car?

FORD

Who is the American astronomer who created the model airplane in 1896?

Samuel Langley

Who invented the telegram?

Samuel Morse

Telegrams served many purposes. Name three purposes of telegrams.

Shopkeepers relied on them to order goods. Reporters used them to send stories to their newspapers. Ordinary people also used them to send personal messages to friends and family.

Who invented the light bulb?

Thomas Edison

Who is invented the phonograph?

Thomas Edison


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