The Industrial Revolution By: Hannah Wood

Steam Engine The steam engine, improved by James Watt, is powered by boiling water. His version was the most effective and popularly used. The first person to create such a mechanism was Thomas Savery where credit is due. In this invention there are two pipes, one filled with boiling water forcing the water out of the mines. The other pipe sprinkles out cold water producing and condensing the steam sucking out more water. The pressure in the steam is energy and that is converted into power. This was first used to pump water out of coal mines but later developed into trains and even water transportation by propelling boats. It revolutionized the way we got from point “a” to point “b”. This invention lessened our dependency upon fuel and allowed us to become a little more environmentally friendly, using renewable, natural resources. It also turned out to be cheaper than using gallons and gallons of fuel daily.

Telephone Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell raced to invent the telephone the fastest and in the most proficient way. Alexander Graham Bell won this race and patented it first. After years and many long hours and nights of this invention in progress the first successful words spoken through this electrical device was “Mr. Watson—come here—I want to see you.” This invention gave us the power to immediate communication with whoever we wanted to talk to whenever we wanted to talk to them. It prevented many crimes and emergencies with instant warnings to police and ambulances. It was convenient for last minute party notifications or something as simple as bring a stick of butter for the cake on your way over to the house. The telephone started out to be a short distance way of communication gaining popularity very quickly, it later evolved into being able to speak from Boston to New York.

The Cotton Gin The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney to separate cotton from it’s seeds. Before the invention this task was a very tedious one using much time and little profitable gain. It forced the cotton through the screen not catching the seeds not allowing them to pass. Along with this invention being a quick one it also reduced the need for slaves, intensifying the argument to free them. Cotton having popularity in the south was obviously most successful in the deep south which was rich in farmland. Whitney’s first intentions while in the process of manufacturing this “cotton gin” was to separate the seeds himself gaining much profit to himself. Instead the creation was shared and improved by many young inventors sharing the wealth and revolutionizing cotton industrialization with America.

Reflecting Kodak If I was an inventor in the Industrial Revolution I would improve the Kodak camera. The first pictures faded in a very short period of time not allowing for long term “Kodak moments”. I would attach a mirror to the front of the camera reflecting light from the sun producing more light to sharpen and brighten the image. This could be used so that anthropologists around the world could study man thousands of years later from when the photograph was taken. Home town and family memories could last longer with just a reflection.

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