Technology and Communication during the Industrial Revolution BY

Technology and Communication during the Industrial Revolution BY KIAN DOUGHERTY, CALEIGH WOLFE, JESSICA LEE

The important people Guglielmo Marconi: sent the first radio transmission across the Atlantic in 1901 Michael Faraday: discovered that moving a magnet through a coil of copper wire created an electrical current Thomas Edison: created the first lightbulb that stayed on for two days Alexander Graham Bell: patented the first telephone in 1876 Wright Brothers: first people to successfully fly in an engine powered airlane

The things that move In the late 1800’s European inventors created the first combustible engine The engines used portable fuel: oil or gasoline In 1870 the first gasoline engine was built, used on a push cart In the 1600’s the first steam engine and steam pump was patented

The things that communicate The invention of electricity sparked the new field of communications The wireless telegraph was used for ship to ship or ship to shore communication Through the use of electromagnetic waves in the air, they could be used to send messages by a telephone

How society has advanced Hydroelectric energy was created through generators attached to great rivers The energy created by the hydroelectric dams were used to power large factories and cities The internal combustion engine allowed for the development of automobiles such as airplanes and automobiles

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