Inventors of the Industrial Revolution

Eli Whitney

A. Early Life B. Cotton Gin –1. Increase of cotton production –2. Patent problems C. Manufacture of firearms D. Impact on industry Cotton Gin

Henry Bessemer & William Kelly

A. Steel vs. Iron (pig) B. New process C. Impact on iron ore & coal D. Influence on railroads, bridges, housing, etc. Steel Vs. Iron

Edwin L. Drake

A. Drill for oil in Pennsylvania B. Kerosene, waxes, lubricants, later source of fuel

George Westinghouse

A. Compressed air brakes for railroad cars -Safety so all cars could stop at the same time

Samuel F.B. Morse

A. Telegraph B. Morse Code

Alexander Graham Bell

A. Telephone B. Impact of industry C. AT & T

Christopher Sholes

A. Typewriter 1867 B. Keyboard C. Impact on Industry

Thomas Edison

Early life Menlo Park Laboratory –List of his patents – –1093 patents Let’s look at some of his more famous inventions Thomas Edison

Edison’s Inventions Phonograph Kinetoscope Nickelodeon Improved the stock ticker-1871 incandescent light bulb-1878 Started-GE General Electric

Thomas Edison family life On December 25, 1871, Edison married 16-year-old Mary Stilwell, whom he had met two months earlier as she was an employee at one of his shops. They had three children: Marion Estelle Edison nicknamed "Dot" Thomas Alva Edison, Jr. (1876–1935), nicknamed "Dash" William Leslie Edison (1878–1937) Inventor Mary Edison died on August 9, 1884, possibly brain tumor On February 24, 1886, at the age of thirty nine, Edison married 20-year-old Mina Miller They also had three children: Madeleine Edison (1888–1979) Charles Edison (1890–1969), who took over the company upon his father's death and who later was elected Governor of New Jersey Theodore Edison (1898–1992), (MIT Physics 1923), had over 80 patents to his credit. Mina outlived Thomas Edison, dying on August 24, Mina Edison Mary Edison

Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison said: "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration!"