Unit 2. Industrial Revolution

Bessemer Process

Inventor: Henry Bessemer

Makes steel from iron at a cheap cost

Enabled the U.S. to build infrastructure never thought of before (high rise buildings, bridges)

Electric Light Bulb & Phonograph

Inventor: Thomas Edison

Allows lighting in homes, and longer working hours in factories

African American Cosmetics & Hair Products

Inventor: Madam C.J. Walker
Impacted Fashion Icons in society

Foldaway bed

Inventor: Sarah Goode

• First African American to invent foldaway bed

Solution to small, overcrowded apartments or rooms

Sleeping Car

Inventor: George Pullman

Allows comfort over long distances on trains

Air Brake

Inventor: George Westinghouse

Stopped all train cars at the same time

Refrigerated Train Cars

Inventor: Gustavus Swift

Allows for meats and produce to be transported over long distances

Telegraph & Morse Code

Inventor: Samuel Morse
Allows quick communication over long distances

Transatlantic Cable

Inventor: Cyrus Field

Allows telegraphs to be carried from American to Europe

Telephone

Inventor: Alexander Graham Bell

Quick instant communication

AC Current/electricity

Inventor: Nicola Tesla

Safer way of using electricity can go over longer distances

First Oil Well Drilled

Inventor: Edward Drake
led to development of petroleum, gasoline, & kerosene

Automobile

Inventor: Henry Ford

Transportation and travel

First Automatic Dishwasher

Inventor: Josephine Cochran
Made house chores quicker and easier for wife

Steel Engine Lubricators

Inventor: Elijah McCoy

• African American invention

Efficient running of engines

Machine that Attaches Soles to Shoes

Inventor: Jan Ernst Matzlieger

Mass production of shoes in factories

First Airplane

Inventors: Wilbur & Orville Wright (Wright Brothers)

Faster transportation than cars or railroads