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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Opinions

                Science and technology has had a huge influence e on our world. During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s America’s creativity was on full display with a record amount of life changing invention in only a short span of time. These inventions changed everything we know about medical, science, industry, and leisure time.  In no other time period in history except the current time has America ever made so many key inventions and advances in civilization than they did around the turn of the century.
                Around the turn of the century many key inventions were made, one of the earliest in that time period is barbed wire.  Barbed wire was the key factor in “taming” the Wild West. It allowed farmers to claim and protect land as well as keep livestock contained. 
                Another key invention of that time period is the type writer. With the invention of the type writer people where allowed to write much faster and a lot more. It also lead the way to printing presses and mass producing of literate. This was important because the literacy rate at the turn of the country was 90%*
                The Telephone was one of the most revolutionary inventions ever in the area of communication. The telephone gave people the power to immediately communicate with someone from a distance. This had never been achieved before. The invention of the telephone was also a symbol of the American sprit at the time. The telephone lead the way to other inventions, like the cell phone.
                Perhaps the most important and symbolic inventions ever is the automobile. The car was and still is America’s trade mark. It is one of our greatest inventions ever. Cars allowed people to go long ways in short periods of time. ** Henry ford made the first gasoline car in 1892. Four years later Chicago held the first automobile race. By 1903 cars were being mass produced, and then came the automobile era. ** The car also inspired people to make other ways of transportation like the motorbike, four wheeler, and other wheeled vehicles.
                Another almost equally important invention is the airplane. The air plane was the first thing to put people in the sky! The air plane is probably the most symbolic invention in the history of mankind. The airplane was first adapted for the use of mail transportation. But would eventually become a main way of transportation for people as well.
                Another addition to the list of revolutionary inventions at the turn of the century is the x-ray. On 1895 the x-ray was accidentally invented.  With it, doctors could see inside people and diagnose problems without having to perform surgery. It also greatly expanded knowledge to doctors. This is a prime example of not only amerce not only making things, but also becoming a lot smarter.
                One of America’s biggest contributions to the world is the invention of the skyscraper. Around the turn of the century, tall building supported by steel beams where being built.  The building kept getting taller and taller. This allowed cities to expand upward. With the Bessemer steel process sky scrapers could be built for less than they ever could be before. America stole its steel to other countries and became the main steel supplier in the world.
                 America was being defined at the turn of the century. After many years of learning, migrating and suffering the turn of the century was the time America became a world power. In 1900 America was the largest steel producer in the world. It had given the world the skyscraper, the air plane, the camera, the telephone and many other inventions. America was looking good and going up at the turn of the century; it was the most productive time in the America’s history. The country was making money, creating jobs, and attracting worldwide attention. To this say there are still very few eras that compare to the creativity and productivity of the turn of the century.
               

Invention of the Telephone Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrLObtDvsa8

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Causes and Effects

1.) Barbed wire: Barbed wire was the main invention that "tamed the Wild West." it allowed frontier farmers to claim and protect their land from other farmers, predators, or thieves. with the invention of barbed wire, the frontier grew into organized farms and the new frontier became large organized farms.

2.) Dynamite: Dynamite, invented by Alfred Nobel, became the new replacement for black powder and nitroglycerin. It made large construction, or destruction jobs safer and faster. Dynamite was revolutionary because it allowed a safe yet extremely powerful way to explode things.

3.) Typewriter: The typewriter was a revolutionary product that greatly increase the speed of writing. inventor Christopher Sholes made the earliest version of the typewriter, that was eventually perfected. before the type writer was invented, people were limited to about 30 words per minute when writing by pen. with a typewriter, they could type up to 130 words per minute. this greatly increase the speed of printing documents and papers.
Typewriter
4.) Air Brake: the air brake was invented by George Westinghouse in 1869. the air brake was extremely revolutionary because before it's invention trains had to be very short and go very slow due to their limited braking power. with the invention of the air brake, trains could be exponentially larger and go much faster. this obviously helped trains to move more product at a much faster rate.

5.) Telephone: one of the most well known inventions of late 1800's was the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell invented it in 1876. the telephone allowed people to talk to other people on real time from a distance. The telephone changed the way people did business. it allowed business to do marketing and selling much faster than anyone else could ever before. the telephone also allowed normal people to communicate with each other.

6.) Trolley car: the trolley car was big cities' first real answer to the mass transit problem. cities with trolley cars where able to expand outward and not just upward. with the trolley car, people could live further away from their jobs. this made suburbs possible.

7.) Automobile: the automobile was invented in 1885 by Karl Benz. although it wouldn't become able to be mass manufactured for a few years. this was the first step in creating the automobile, which would eventually become the world's most popular way of transportation. once perfected, the automobile became one of the most revolutionary inventions ever. it gave anyone the freedom to go almost any where.

8.) Kodak Camera: The Kodak Camera was America's first opportunity for the public to take pictures. it allowed nearly anyone to own a camera and develop film. with this opportunity, came photojournalism. with photojournalism, nearly every article, paper, or document could have a picture with it.

9.) Radio: the Radio was one of the most important inventions of its time. the radio allowed people not only to be entrained and informed. but it could also be used to warn people about important public news. the radio would evolve into one of the ways of news, entertainment, and warnings in a very short time.
10.) x-ray: the X-ray, invented by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, was perhaps most important medical invention of that era. it allowed doctors to see inside people with out opening them up. this also gave doctors a much larger knowledge of the structure of a human.
11.) Air Conditioning: Air Conditioning is a prime example of how the U.S. Evolved at the turn of the century. air conditioning allowed people to be inside and stay cool on a hot day. it was one of many invention of that time that's main purpose was comfort.
12.)Airplane: the airplane is maybe the most symbolic invention of the entire century. it allowed us to fly. although it wasn't used for transportation immediately. it was quickly adapted for sending mail. it would eventually be a major way for us to travel long distances at a fast speed.

13.) Stainless Steel: the invention of stainless steel gave America  a wonderful new way to have metal things, but not have them rust. Stainless Steel's resistance to rusting and corrosion made it ideal for making outdoor metal structures such as statues, sculptures, and outsides of buildings.

14.) Liquid Rocket Fuel: liquid rocket fuel was our first step to sending things, and people to space. although when it was invented it wasn't used a lot, after a few years it was used to send the first people to the moon. liquid rocket fuel is still used today as the propellant for sending things to space.

Monday, November 29, 2010

Timeline.

Timeline of Important Inventions (1865-1915)
·         1865-Barbed Wire.
Inventor: Louis Jannin
Barbed wire tamed the Wild West and the open range.
·         1866-Dynamite
Inventor: Alfred Nobel
Dynamite made large mining projects much easier and faster.
·         1868- Typewriter
Inventor: Christopher Sholes
The Typewrite made writing faster, and produced many jobs
·         1869- Air Brake
Inventor: George Westinghouse
The invention of the Air Brake allowed rail cars to be stopped more efficiently
·         1876 – Telephone
Inventor: Alexander Graham Bell
The Telephone allowed instant communication from a distance.
·         1884- Trolley car
Inventor: Frank Sparague
The Trolley car played a large role in the fixing of the mass transit problem in big cities.
·         1885 – automobile
Inventor: Karl Benz
The automobile would evolve to be the main source of transportation.
·         1888 – Kodak Handheld camera
Inventor: George Eastman
The handheld camera gave millions of Americans the Opportunity to take photos. This opportunity was responsible for photojournalism.
·         1893-Radio
Inventor: Nicola Tesla
The Radio would be used as a form of entertainment, and a way to transmit important public messages.
·         1895-X-ray
Inventor: Wilhelm Conrad Roetgen
The invention of the x-ray would greatly advance medical technology and knowledge.
·         1902-Air Conditioning
Inventor: Willis Carrier
Air Conditioning greatly improved the comfort of being indoor on a hot day.
·         1903- Airplane
Inventors: Orville and Wilbur Wright
The air plane would be used as a way to transport mail, and eventually people.
·         1913- Stainless steel
Inventor: henry Breartley
Stainless steel allowed the metal to resist against corrosion or rusting, making it last much longer.
·         1914- Liquid rocket fuel
Inventor: Robert Goddard
Liquid rocket fuel would eventually be used to send people to space.