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Transcript of INVENTION S. Let’s speed things up! 1. 1.Old ways to travel a. a.Horse b. b.Wagon c. c.Foot d....
INVENTIONS
Let’s speed things up!
1. Old ways to travela. Horseb. Wagonc. Footd. Boat
2. New ways to travela. Locomotives
i. Faster than a horse
ii. Carried more people and supplies over longer distances
U.S. During the Industrial Revolution
1. Many new inventions in a short amount of time
2. People left rural (farm) areas to move to the citya. Items made from machines instead of
being handmade
Pearl Street Station in
New York City
Interchangeable Parts
1. Invented by Eli Whitneya. Who was he?
2. All items made for a machine or tool had identical parts
a. Guns, eventually cars, etc.
3. This process made it faster and cheaper to fix a broken item
Communication1. Telegraph - 1844
a. Invented by Samuel Morse. b. Messages were sent using Morse Code.c. By 1866, telegraph wires connected
America and Europe.
Diagram of a telegraph transmitter
Communication1. Telephone – 1876
a. Invented by Alexander Graham Bell.b. By the 1890s, there were 500,000
telephones.i. First words spoken on the telephone were:
“Mr. Watson – come here – I want to see you.”
Alexander Graham Bell and his prototype telephone
Electricity1. Light Bulb – 1879
a. Invented by Thomas Edisonb. In 1882, Edison built the first electric
power plant in New York City. c. Indoor light at night changed the way
people lived
Thomas Edison’s original light bulb
Automobile1. Henry Ford - 1903
a. He started an automobile company.
b. In 1908, he began building the Model T which was the first affordable car.
Automobile1. Assembly Line –
1908
a. Ford mass produced Model Ts using an
assembly line.
b. Workers stayed in one place while the cars were moved.
Ford Assembly Line
1908 Ford Model T
1908 Ford Model T advertisement
1910 Ford Model T
Airplane
1. Airplane - 1903a. Invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright
b. Built first airplane that flew 120 feet on the beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
The Wright Brothers and the first airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
British World War I airplane
So……… How have some of
the things you use on a daily basis evolved
over time?
Evolution of
Gaming Consoles
Atari 2600 – October 1977Games: Pac-Man, Frogger
Original p
rice –
$199.00
Nintendo Entertainment System – October 1985Key Improvement: 8 Bit Video Game Console
Super Mario Brothers, Duck Hunt, Metroid, Contra
Original p
rice –
$199.00
Super Nintendo Entertainment System August 1991
Key improvement: 16 Bit Video Game ConsoleMortal Kombat, Donkey Kong Country
Original p
rice –
$199.00
Playstation – 19941st Game Console to use a CD disk
Key improvement: Save your information
Original p
rice –
$299.00
WiiNovember 2006
Key improvement: One of the 1st
Wireless Controllers; it is backwardly
compatible with all GameCube Games
and accessories
Original price –
$249.00
PS4 – November 2013
Key improvement: smartphones and tablets can interact with device and other high tech features
Original p
rice –
$399.00
Evolution
of the Automob
ile
Benz Velo – 18941L 3.5hp engine
Get someone from Point A to Point B faster
Model T Ford – 19082.9 L 20 hp
1st Affordable car – Assembly Line
Edsel made by Ford – 1957332 Cubic inch V8 engine
Bought for convertible top and style
Ford Escort – 19811.9L 52HP
Bought for good on fuel – 35-40 MPG
Mazda RX7 – 19961.3L 276HP - Sports Car
Goes 0-60mph in 4.2 seconds
Lamborghini – 19903.5L V12 Engine
Bought for Speed, Speed, Speed