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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