START OF INVENTIONS FOR:

DAY 2

EARLY AMERICAN

INVENTIONS OF THE GILDED

AGE

INVENTIONS THAT

IMPROVED TRANSPORTA

TION

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 COMMUNICAT

ION & ENTERTAINME

NT

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 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

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 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

Inventor(s) Name(s): Thomas Edison

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 1876Patented in 1877

2 interesting facts about the invention:First small fringe cost $25.Food could last longer.

Note :

Henry Ford:Play “America: The Story of Us” from… “Boom” 10:50 to 17: 30

The Great Migration:Note : Play “America: The Story of Us” from…

“Boom” 26:00- 33:00

Prohibition: 33:00- 46