Technology Speeds Transportation and Communication.
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Technology Speeds Transportation and Communication
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The Gasoline Powered Internal Combustion Engine
Invented by Nicholas Otto in the late 1800’s
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In 1886, Karl Benz invents the first automobile.
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In 1887, Gottlieb Daimler invents the first four wheeled automobile.
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In the early 1900’s Henry Ford began mass producing automobiles
using the assembly line.
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The Ford assembly line
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The Model T Ford cruised at 25 miles per hour. The United States was the leader in automobile production.
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Air Travel
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In 1903, two American bicycle makers, Orville and Wilbur Wright designed and flew the first plane.
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Commercial passenger travel would not begin until the 1920’s.
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Rapid Communication
Communication: a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior.
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In 1844, Samuel Morse developed the telegraph, which could send coded messages over wires by
means of electricity.
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The Telegraph
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In the 1860’s, a transatlantic telegraph cable linked the United States and Europe.
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The TelephoneInvented by Alexander Graham Bell
in 1876.
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The RadioThe first radio was invented by
Guglielmo Marconi in 1901.