InventionsChapter 19, Section 2

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Assembly Line Each worker

performs an assigned task again and again at a certain stage in the production of the automobile.

Mass Production The production of large quantities of goods

more quickly.

Samuel Morse Invented the

telegraph and Morse code

This provided transatlantic communication between the U.S. and Europe.

Alexander Graham Bell Invented the

telephone This allowed for

vocal communication.

Alexander Graham Bell makes the ceremonial call to open telephone service between New York and Chicago, Oct. 18, 1892.

Thomas Edison Invented the light bulb, phonograph, motion

picture projector, telephone transmitter, storage battery

Home and businesses could now be illuminated

Communications were improved Provided personal entertainment

Telegraph It allowed for faster communication and

improved business efficiency and news reporting.

Transportation Automobile Assembly line mass production Electromagnetic train brake Automatic circuit breaker Gas powered automobile engines

Communication Automatic telegraph messages Transatlantic telegraph messages Telephone Typewriter Camera Phonograph Motion picture projector

Assembly Line It enabled manufacturers to produce large

quantities more quickly. It benefitted the consumer because mass

production brought the price of goods down. Now more people than ever good afford to

buy a car.