Life Altering Inventions (APUSH)

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Know them major technological advancements in each time period and be able to connect them to U.S. economy.

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Printing Press

Invented In: 1450s

Person: Johannes Gutenberg created a machine that allowed for the mass production of books. Prior to his invention things had to be hand copied, which made things rare and expensive.

  • increased literacy

  • spread language

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Cotton Gin

Time Period 3 (1754-1800)

Invented In: 1794

Person: Eli Whitney made cotton a cash crop from his machine

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Steamboat

Time Period 4 (1800-1848)

Invented In: 1807

Person: Robert Fulton invention made trading more efficient. Villages along waterways became areas of commerce. Enabling Americans to be better connected from the west to the east.

  • steam power also led to advances in military power (Armored Warship 1814)

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Telephone

Time Period 5 ( 1844-1877) Gilded Age

Invented In: 1876

Person: Alexander Graham Bell received controversial credit.

  • Allowed business to save money on trips to communicate.

  • Transactions were quicker and easier

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Phonograph

Time Period 6 (1865-1898) Gilded Age

Invented In: 1878

Person: Thomas Edison

  • machine that could record and playback SOUND

  • drastically allowed for the music industry to evolve

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Light Bulb

Time Period 6 (1865-1898) Gilded Age

Invented In: 1879

Person: Thomas Edison

  • encouraged development of factories and electricity lines

  • businesses profited by being able to stay open longer

  • travel safely in the dark

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Radio

Time Period 7 (1890-1945)

Invented In: 1901

Person: Guglielmo Marconi

  • connected people in unimaginable ways

  • personalized the president (FDR with his Fireside chats)

  • spread music

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Air Conditioner

Time Period 7 (1890-1945)

Invented In: 1902

Person: Willis Carrier

  • transformed cities by allowing skyscrapers to reach new heights without overheating at the top

  • allowed for migration to the Sun Belt

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Airplane

Time Period 7 (1890-1945)

Invented In: 1903

People: Wilbur and Orville Wright (brothers)

  • changed transportation and the way the world works

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Penicillin