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A Technological Revolution

A Technological Revolution. Patent. Licenses that give an inventor the exclusive rights to make, use, or sell an invention for a set period of time. How did the system of patents encourage innovation and investment. By giving inventors and investors.

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A Technological Revolution

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  1. A Technological Revolution

  2. Patent • Licenses that give an inventor the exclusive rights to make, use, or sell an invention for a set period of time

  3. How did the system of patents encourage innovation and investment • By giving inventors and investors

  4. How did inventions such as the light bulb and the telegraph change daily life in the late 1800s? • Extended usable hours of the day

  5. Productivity • The amount of goods and services created in a given period of time

  6. Why did the nation’s industrial productivity rise in the late 1800s? • Due to new technology,

  7. Edwin L. Drake • Began drilling for oil in Western PA using a steam powered drill

  8. Why did the oil business change after Drake found oil in PA? • Using Drake’s method, it was less expensive, less time consuming, and easier to obtain large amounts of oil

  9. Transcontinental Railroad • A railway extending from the east coast to the west coast

  10. What were the advantages of building the transcontinental railroad? • Reduced cost and increased efficiency of transportation

  11. Problems with trains • Their size sometimes scared people

  12. Bessemer Process • Made it easier and cheaper to

  13. What innovations did the Bessemer Process encourage? • Mass production of steel

  14. Mass Production • Production in great amounts

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