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America: Land of Inventors

America: Land of Inventors. US History: Spiconardi . Inventor: Samuel Morse. Telegraph Device that sent electrical signals through wires Allowed information to travel faster, almost instantaneously, over long distances. . Inventor: Samuel Morse. Morse Code

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America: Land of Inventors

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  1. America: Land of Inventors US History: Spiconardi

  2. Inventor: Samuel Morse • Telegraph • Device that sent electrical signals through wires • Allowed information to travel faster, almost instantaneously, over long distances.

  3. Inventor: Samuel Morse • Morse Code • A series of dots and dashes created for the telegraph • SOS

  4. Inventor: Cyrus Field • Transatlantic Cable • An underwater cable that ran through the Atlantic Ocean, so telegraph messages could be sent between US and Europe • Made US and Europe closer; allowed for quicker communication

  5. Inventor: Alexander Graham Bell • Telephone • device that uses a receiver and a transmitter so that people can speak and hear one another over long distances • Made communication even faster than telegraph • No need to go to a telegraph office. One could communicate from home or office • Improved business Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.

  6. Inventor: Thomas Alva Edison • Phonograph • Played recorded sound • Allows for music to reach the masses

  7. Inventor: Thomas Alva Edison • Motion Picture Camera • Forever changes the world of entertainment • Development of cinema

  8. Inventor: Thomas Alva Edison • Incandescent Light Bulb • Replaced gas, candles, and oil lamps as most efficient way to light streets and buildings • Extended the work day • Makes cities safer

  9. Filament: Heated by electric current until light is produced Glass bulb prevents oxidation and allows for longer use Electric Current

  10. Inventor: Thomas Alva Edison • Electric Power Plant • Edison Illuminating Company (precursor to ConEdison) allowed for homes to entire cities to be illuminated • “We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles.”

  11. Inventor: Gustavus Swift • Refrigeration • Developed first ice cooled railcar • Led to modern day refrigerator • Allowed food to last longer & stay fresher • Made beef cheaper

  12. Inventor: George Eastman • Kodak Camera • Made photography more convenient to the public • Ability to record life and history • No longer had to carry bulky and heavy equipment for photography • And most importantly…

  13. Inventor: George Eastman • Leads to you having the ability to post photos on Facebook

  14. Inventor: Henry Ford • The Assembly Line • Method 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

  15. Inventor: Henry Ford • Mass Production • Making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply • Allows for faster and cheaper production of cars/products • Cars become affordable to average American

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