Start of Inventions For: Day 2

Early American Inventions of the Gilded Age

Inventions That Improved Transportation

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.

1. Invention: Airplane Inventor(s) Name(s): Orville and Wilber Wright Year the Invention was created and/or patented: First flight- Dec. 17, 1903 (Patented in March 1903) 2 interesting facts about the invention: Very important in the 1st and 2nd World Wars. Wright brothers started working on bicycles, moved to gliders, then to planes. Impact on society: Travel along long distances was quicker. Created a new industry.

2. Invention: Automobile Inventor(s) Name(s): Henry Ford Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Model T invented and patented --1908 2 interesting facts about the invention: Ford could produce large quantities quickly and inexpensively. First affordable car. Model –T and movable parts Assembly Line improved in 1908. Impact on society: Jobs, Mobility, Travel, & created the modern suburb.

Inventions That Improved Communication & Entertainment

Communication & information distribution was improved by the invention of the telephone, telegraph, phonograph, motion pictures, and radio.

3. Invention: Telephone Inventor(s) Name(s): Alexander Graham Bell Year the Invention was created and/or patented: 1876 (patented the same year) 2 interesting facts about the invention: Wanted people to say “Ahoy” not “Hello.” Marked the end of the telegraph. Impact on society: Revolutionized communication (instantaneous communication). New Industry (ex: AT&T), jobs, socializing. How to use a rotery phone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIDw75mUl6c&feature=relmfu

4. Invention: Radio Inventor(s) Name(s): - Guglielmo Marconi Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Invented -1895 2 interesting facts about the invention: David Sarnoff created NBC. Impact on society: Changed our lives by improving entertainment, information, & news.

5. Invention: Movies Impact on society: Inventor(s) Name(s): - Thomas Edison (first commercially successful projector). Year the Invention was created and/or patented: William Lincoln :1867 George Eastman: 1882 Auguste & Louis Lumiere :1895 Edison: 1896 (his version was patented) 2 interesting facts about the invention: First talking movie ever filmed was the “Jazz Singer.” Animated pictures were first created using a devise called the “wheel of life.” Impact on society: News, entertainment, job, created celebrities. Auguste & Louis Lumiere Edison

Electrification and Labor-Saving Inventions

6. Invention: Washing Machine Alva J. Fisher Impact on society: Inventor(s) Name(s): Hamilton Smith William Blackstone Alva J. Fisher Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Patented hand powered 1858 : Hamilton Smith Invented hand powered device to use in home 1874: William Blackstone Alva J. Fisher: 1908 (The “Thor” electric powered) 2 interesting facts about the invention: 1797 the “washing board” sparked the idea for this invention Fast and efficient way to clean clothes. Impact on society: Created the soap industry and additional leisure time.

7. Invention: Electric Stove Impact on society: Inventor(s) Name(s): - Thomas Ahearn - William Hadaway Year the Invention was created and/or patented: -1882: Thomas Ahearn electric stove invented (only used in one Canadian hotel) On June 30, 1896, William Hadaway was issued the first patent for an electric oven. 2 interesting facts about the invention: Thick metal coils get hot- this is what is used to cook. In homes by 1930s (towns had to have electricity first) Impact on society: Created jobs, cooking ease, additional leisure time and safety.

8. Invention: Water Pumps Inventor(s) Name(s): - John G. Appold Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Year credited for invention - 1851 (not electrified) 2 interesting facts about the invention: First brought into the home in the late 1800s. Provides running water to use inside the home. -Hydro Power: provides electricity. Impact on society: Access to water, running water in homes and businesses.

9. Invention: Electric Lighting Thomas Edison Inventor(s) Name(s): Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Patented on January 27, 1880. 2 interesting facts about the invention: In 1915 electric wiring is strung. In the 1920s people change from gas to electric lighting which is safer. Impact on society: Provided light after the sun set and increased work hours. Improved safety.

More Inventions of the Gilded Age

Invention: Phonograph (Recorded sound/music) Inventor(s) Name(s): Thomas Alva Edison Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Invented 1877; Patented 1878 2 interesting facts about the invention: Recorded music, speeches, sound on cylinders. Lead to inventions such as CD’s & Ipods.

Invention: Refrigerators Inventor(s) Name(s): -Carl von Linde Year the Invention was created and/or patented: Created in 1876 Patented in 1877 2 interesting facts about the invention: First small fringe cost $25. Food could last longer.

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