America: Land of Inventors

America: Land of InventorsUS History: Spiconardi

Inventor: Samuel MorseTelegraphDevice that sent electrical signals through wiresAllowed information to travel faster, almost instantaneously, over long distances.

Inventor: Samuel MorseMorse CodeA series of dots and dashes created for the telegraphSOS

Inventor: Cyrus Field Transatlantic CableAn underwater cable that ran through the Atlantic Ocean, so telegraph messages could be sent between US and EuropeMade US and Europe closer; allowed for quicker communication

Inventor: Alexander Graham Bell Telephone device that uses a receiver and a transmitter so that people can speak and hear one another over long distancesMade communication even faster than telegraphNo need to go to a telegraph office. One could communicate from home or officeImproved business

Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.

Inventor: Thomas Alva EdisonPhonographPlayed recorded soundAllows for music to reach the masses

Inventor: Thomas Alva EdisonMotion Picture CameraForever changes the world of entertainmentDevelopment of cinema

Inventor: Thomas Alva EdisonIncandescent Light BulbReplaced gas, candles, and oil lamps as most efficient way to light streets and buildingsExtended the work dayMakes cities safer

Filament: Heated by electric current until light is producedElectric CurrentGlass bulb prevents oxidation and allows for longer useInventor: Thomas Alva EdisonElectric Power PlantEdison Illuminating Company (precursor to ConEdison) allowed for homes to entire cities to be illuminatedWe will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles.

Inventor: Gustavus SwiftRefrigerationDeveloped first ice cooled railcar Led to modern day refrigeratorAllowed food to last longer & stay fresherMade beef cheaper

Inventor: George EastmanKodak CameraMade photography more convenient to the publicAbility to record life and historyNo longer had to carry bulky and heavy equipment for photographyAnd most importantly

Inventor: George EastmanLeads to you having the ability to post photos on Facebook

Inventor: Henry FordThe Assembly LineMethod of production, in which workers are stationed in one place as products move along a belt. Each person is responsible for one task on the belt & by the end of the belt, the product is finished

Inventor: Henry Ford Mass ProductionMaking large quantities of a product quickly and cheaplyAllows for faster and cheaper production of cars/productsCars become affordable to average American