Inventions of The Industrial Revolution The Inventions n

Inventions of The Industrial Revolution

The Inventions n n n n Telephone Steamboat Phonograph & Phonograph pictures Light Bulb Gasoline Engine/Automobile Electric Generator Railroad/Trains Cotton Gin, Spinning Jenny, Flying Shuttle

Steamboat • Robert Fulton invented the first steamship that was actually efficient • He became known as the father of steam navigation. • Coal and water creates steam to power the boat through the water • Fulton’s first steam boat went about 5 miles per hour • The Belle of Louisville is the oldest steamboat in continuous use • How has this invention changed the world? Belle of Louisville

Telephone n Patented by Alexander Graham Bell n n He discovered that human speech could be transmitted through a wire and turned that idea into the telephone The first phones were muffled and unclear but improved with technological changes n The first phone went in the White House in 1878 n How did this invention change the world?

Phonograph § Created by Thomas Edison as a result of two other recent inventions § Telegraph and telephone § The phonograph was the first machine that could reproduce sound § A crank in order for it to make the sound and eventually used discs. § Marked the beginning of the sound and music production industry—precursor to the CD player and the MP 3 player. § How did this invention change the world?

Phonograph Pictures Advertisement Standard Phonograph Edison with his phonograph Edison’s “talking doll”

Light Bulb n Thomas Edison gets credit for inventing the first practical bulb that lasted 12 hours n n n Light bulb technology slowly improved n n n He didn’t invent the first light bulb Edison eventually used carbon filament that created a 1200 hour light bulb The first headlights were used in 1882 The first flash bulbs for photography were invented in 1930 How has this invention changed the world?

Gasoline Engine/Automobile • The gas engine was invented after several different types of engine • Ex: steam engine • The first practical automobile was built by German designer Karl Benz World’s First Motorcycle • He received a patent for it in 1896 Ransome Eli Olds in one of his cars • Creator of Mercedes Benz • How has this invention changed the world?

Electric Generator § Electricity is a natural element § Inventors searched for a way to harvest energy. § Werner Siemens perfected the generator that was practical and efficient in 1866 § It was eventually used by Thomas Edison to generate electricity for large areas in 1882 § Alessandro Volta developed the battery when he contained electricity in a small package § How has this invention changed the world?

Railroads • Railways were originally wooden rails for wagons so they didn’t get caught in the mud • George Stephenson invented the first steam locomotive engine for a railway line • Iron replaced wood but the work was still done by horses How did this invention change the world? • The steam engine allowed for several cars to be hooked together and pulled along

Textile Machines • Eli Whitney created the cotton gin in 1792 • It removed seeds and other things from the cotton • The cotton gin and other textile machines allowed for the beginning of the Industrial Revolution How have these inventions changed the world?