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1. Invention: Airplane Inventor(s) Name(s): Orville and Wilber Wright Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Dec. 17, 1903 (Patented in March 1903) Interesting fact about the invention: Very important in the 1 st and 2 nd World Wars. Very important in the 1 st and 2 nd World Wars. Impact on society: Travel long distances quicker. Created a new industry. Created a new industry.

2. Invention: Automobile Inventor(s) Name(s): Henry Ford Henry Ford Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Model T invented and patented Interesting facts about the invention: Ford could produce large quantities quickly and inexpensively. First af ford able car. Model –T and movable parts Assembly Line improved in Impact on society: Created the modern suburb. Increased jobs, mobility,travel

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3. Invention: Telephone Telephone Inventor(s) Name(s): Alexander Graham Bell Year the Invention was created and/or patented: 1876 (patented the same year) Interesting facts about the invention: the telephone connection to your house has not changed in nearly a century By 1880 almost 49,000 telephones were in use. Impact on society: Revolutionized communication (instant communication ) New Industry, jobs, socializing. How to use a rotery phone: utube.com/wat ch?v=CIDw75 mUl6c&featur e=relmfu

4. Radio Inventor(s) Name(s): - Guglielmo Marconi Year the Invention was created: Invented Interesting facts about the invention: David Sarnoff created NBC. (1 st broadcasting company. By 1933, two-thirds of American homes had at least one radio, twice as many as those with telephones. Impact on society: Changed our lives by improving entertainment, information, & news.

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5. Invention: Movies Inventor(s) Name(s): - Thomas Edison (moving picture camera – kinetoscope) Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Edison: 1893/1894 Interesting facts about the invention: First talking movie ever filmed was the “Jazz Singer.” , thousands of silent films were produced Impact on society: News,entertainment, jobs, created celebrities.

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6. Invention: Washing Machine Washing Machine Inventor(s) Name(s): Hamilton Smith William Blackstone Otto Warburg Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Otto Warburg: 1908 (The “Thor”) Interesting fact about the invention: First electric commercial washer Impact on society: Created the soap industry and additional leisure time.

7. Invention: Electric Stove Inventor(s) Name(s): - William S. Hadaway Jr. Year the Invention was created and/or patented: awarded the first U.S. patent for an electric stove. Interesting facts about the invention: Limited at first to wired-up cities Increased use after rural electrification projects of the 1930s and '40s Impact on society: Created jobs, cooking ease, additional leisure time and safety.

8. Invention: Water Pumps Water Pumps Inventor(s) Name(s): - John G. Appold Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Year credited for invention (not electrified, yet) Interesting facts about the invention: First brought into the home in the late 1800s. -Impact on society: running water in homes and businesses.

9. Invention: Electric Lighting Inventor(s) Name(s): Thomas Edison Thomas Edison Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Patented on January 27, Patented on January 27, Interesting fact about the invention: In the 1920s people changed from gas to electric lighting which is safer. In the 1920s people changed from gas to electric lighting which is safer. Impact on society: Provided light after the sun set and increased work hours. Provided light after the sun set and increased work hours. Improved safety. Improved safety.

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Henry Ford’s Bright Idea: (Summarize the main ideas found in this section.) Name the important person(s) & what he/she did: Two Important Facts:

The Wright Brothers: (Summarize the main ideas found in this section.) -Orville and Wilber Wright invented the first plane which flew in Kitty Hawk, NC on Dec. 17, 1903; this invention made it possible to travel by air. Name the important person(s) & what he/she did: Orville and Wilber Wright: First Plane Two Important Facts:

Turn on the Radio: (Summarize the main ideas found in this section.) Communication and information distribution improved by the invention of the telephone, telegraph, phonograph, motion pictures, and radio. Name the important person(s) & what he/she did: Telephone: 1876 Telegraph: 1844 Phonograph: 1877 Motion pictures: 1895 Radio: 1920s Two Important Facts:

Home Sweet 1914 Home: (Summarize the main ideas found in this section.) Many inventions improved the lives of families, saved time such as the refrigerator, washing machine, running water, toaster, and electric stove. Two Important Facts:

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Invention: Phonograph (Recorded sound/music) Inventor(s) Name(s): Thomas Alva Edison Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Invented 1877; Patented interesting facts about the invention: Recorded music, speeches, sound on cylinders. Lead to inventions such as CD’s & Ipods.

Refrigerators Invention: Refrigerators Inventor(s) Name(s): -Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde Year the Invention was created and/or patented: interesting facts about the invention: First small fringe cost $25. First small fringe cost $25. Food could last longer. Food could last longer.