Movers & Shakers: Inventions during Industrial Revolution How does technology improve people’s lives?
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Henry Bessemer James Watt Steel production (1855) Improved Steam Engine (1784) Impact – easier, faster to make steel, which makes stronger buildings & machines Impact - Faster, more reliable engine (steam locomotive & steamboats)
EVERYDAY LIFE & ENTERTAINMENT Thomas Edison George Eastman Light Bulb (1879) Phonograph (1878) Motion Pictures (1888) Portable Camera/Roll Film (1888) Impact – Able to easily take pictures (photographs) Impact – Reliable source of light, mass entertainment
COMMUNICATION Samuel Morse Alexander Graham Bell Telegraph (1832) Telephone (1876) Impact - transmit sound over wires Impact - transmit voice over wires, long distance communication
Guglielmo Marconi Radio (1902) Impact - Provided wireless communication
TRANSPORTATION Henry Ford The Wright Brothers Automobile Assembly Line & the Model T (1908) The Airplane (1903) Impact - Improved mobility & started aircraft industry Impact - Assembly line production made cars affordable
IMPROVING HEALTH Louis Pasteur Joseph Lister Pasteurization (1862) Antiseptics (1867) Impact – Process reduced infection, preserved food Impact - Higher survival rate in surgery
EDUCATIONAL IDEAS Pavlov & Freud Charles Darwin Theory of Evolution/Natural Selection (1859) Studies in Psychology (1800s) Impact – better understanding of how mind works Impact – Origin of Species theory conflicts with religious teachings
Other Inventions/Ideas Alessandro Volta (Battery) Joseph Cugnot/Karl Benz (Automobile) Robert Fulton (Steamboat) Gregor Mendel (Genetic Laws) John Dalton (Atom Theory)