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Movers & Shakers:Inventions during the Industrial Revolution
How does technology improve people’s lives?
John Kay - Flying Shuttle (1733)
IM Singer – Sewing Machine (1851)
Eli Whitney – Cotton Gin (1794)
Impact – Quicker, cheaper, improved textile industry
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
James Hargreaves – Spinning Jenny (1764)
James WattImproved Steam Engine (1784)
Impact - Faster, more reliable engine
Henry BessemerSteel production (1855)
Impact – easier, faster to make steel
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
Thomas Edison George Eastman
Light Bulb (1879)
Phonograph (1878)
Motion Pictures (1888) Impact – Reliable source of light, mass entertainment
Roll Film/Camera (1888)
Impact – Able to easily take pictures (photographs)
EVERYDAY LIFE & ENTERTAINMENT
Guglielmo Marconi
Impact - Provided wireless communication
Radio (1902)
Alexander Graham Bell
Telephone (1876)
Impact - transmit sound over long distances, improves communication
COMMUNICATION
Henry FordAutomobile Assembly Line & the Model T (1908)
Impact - Assembly line production made cars affordable
The Wright BrothersThe Airplane (1903)
Impact - Improved mobility & started aircraft industry
TRANSPORTATION
Louis Pasteur
Impact - Reduced infection, preserved food
Pasteurization (1862)
Joseph ListerAntiseptics (1867)
Impact - Higher survival rate in surgery
IMPROVING HEALTH
Charles Darwin
Impact – controversy, conflicts with religious teachings
Theory of Evolution (1859)
Pavlov & Freud
Studies in Psychology (1800s) Impact – better understanding of how mind works
EDUCATIONAL IDEAS
Other Inventions/Ideas
Alessandro Volta (Battery) Samuel Morse (Telegraph Communication) Cyrus Field (Transatlantic Cable) Robert Fulton (Steamboat) Joseph Cugnot/Karl Benz (Automobile) Gregor Mendel (Genetic Laws) John Dalton (Atom Theory) Pierre & Marie Currie (Radioactivity)