Inventions change society - Chapter 4, Lesson 2
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