Period 2, 5, & 6 We will examine the advancements in technology around the turn of the century. Early Flight Chapter 8.1 Notes Paper Airplane Challenge Chapter 8.1 Reading4
CHAPTER 8 SECTION 1 Revolution in Printing Literacy rate rose to nearly 90% Publishers printed more and more books Advances helped the printing efforts Cheap paper from wood pulp Electric powered printing press Faster production led to lower costs Penny for a newspaper
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina Wright Brothers Bicycle manufacturers Experimented with engines that could lift craft into the air Kitty Hawk, North Carolina Flight lasted 12 seconds Covered a distance of 120 feet
Photography Explosion Photography was a professional activity Equipment was heavy and took time to set up George Eastman aimed his product at the masses of Americans Didn’t need to develop right away Send pictures away to be developed $25 camera and 100 picture roll of film