EARLY AMERICAN INVENTIONS OF THE GILDED AGE INVENTIONS

EARLY AMERICAN INVENTIONS OF THE GILDED AGE

INVENTIONS THAT IMPROVED TRANSPORTATION

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. Impact on society: Travel long distances 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 --1903 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: Created the modern suburb. Increased jobs, mobility , travel

INVENTIONS THAT IMPROVED COMMUNICATION & ENTERTAINMENT

3. Invention: 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: http: //www. yout ube. com/watch ? v=CIDw 75 m. Ul 6 c&feature=rel mfu

4. Radio Inventor(s) Name(s): - Guglielmo Marconi Year the Invention was created: � Invented -1895 Interesting facts about the invention: � David Sarnoff created NBC. (1 stbroadcasting 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. ” � 1890 - 1927, thousands of silent films were produced � Impact on society: � News , entertainment, jobs, created celebrities.

ELECTRIFICATION AND LABORSAVING INVENTIONS

6. Invention: 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: � - 1896 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 1930 s and '40 s 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, yet) Interesting facts about the invention: � First brought into the home in the late 1800 s. � -Impact on society: � running water in homes and businesses.

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

NOTES: EARLY AMERICAN INVENTIONS

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 Two and Wilber Wright: First Plane 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 did: the important person(s) & what he/she � Telephone: 1876 � Telegraph: 1844 � Phonograph: 1877 � Motion pictures: 1895 � Radio: 1920 s 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:

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 2 1877; Patented 1878 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 Paul Gottfried von Linde Year the Invention was created and/or patented: � 1877 2 interesting facts about the invention: � First small fringe cost $25. � Food could last longer.