BY: L E A A B R E U, O L I V I A C A M M A R ATA , A L E X I S D AV I D S O N, A N D T H E R E SA M I K T U S

Innovators: Richard Trevithick and Steve Jobs

Richard Trevithick

Birthed in Tregajorran, during the late 1700s he was known for inventing the first Steam Locomotive (a powered rail vehicle

used for pulling trains).

Born: April 13, 1771He was 6 foot 2 inches.Focused on sports in high school; wrestlingFirst he concentrated on making a

miniature locomotive and by 1796 produced one that worked.

Died: April 22, 1833 Dartford, United Kingdom

Steve Jobs

Birthed in San Francisco, CA, in 1955 he was known for inventing the very popular iphone. Steve was an American

entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor, who was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc.

Born: February 24, 1955Put up for adoptionAdopted by Paul and Clara JobsAttended Homestead High School in

CaliforniaReed College, Oregon; dropped outTraveled to India to be a video game

manufacturer and returned Buddhist

Steve Jobs (continued)

Co-founded Apple Computer Inc.Married to Laurene Powell and had 3

childrenDied on October 5th 2011 in California from

pancreatic cancer

Richard Trevithick and the Locomotive

In about 1802, he used a steam engine to power the first locomotive.

Short journeys; unable to find a way of keeping up the steam for lengths of time.

His locomotive became known as the “Puffing Devil.”

James Watt argued that the use of steam at a high temperature could cause dangerous explosions.

Parliament was influenced by James Watt and banned Trevithick’s experiments with steam locomotives.

Steve Jobs and the iPhone

iPhone released on June 29th, 2007Majored in communication, was invented to

make people’s lives easierThe iPhone was the first true smartphone;

meaning it was able to perform many of the tasks that a computer would

Effects of the Locomotive

PastEasier to transport

goodsFaster travelCheaperMade money for

companies

PresentTravel

Faster Cheaper

Transporting of goods

Effects of the iPhone

PastSearch the web on

phoneVery impressive when it

first came outThe spark of many other

competing smartphones

PresentEVERYONE has one; if

not an iPhone, a smartphone

Search for things easierBuy things, play games,

watch movies, etc.

Works Cited

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Ramirez, Susan, et al. World History: Human Legacy. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2008. Print.

Simkin, John. "Richard Trevithick: Biography." Spartacus Educational. John      Simkin, June 2013. Web. 11 Feb. 2014. <http://www.spartacus.school.co.uk/RAtrevithick.htm>.