A/C Electricity: The Inventions That Changed The World

There were many inventions that were created in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that had a huge impact on life in the United States. Some of these inventions were the telephone, the electric light bulb, and the airplane. The telephone was created by Alexander Graham Bell, the light bulb by Thomas Edison, and the airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright.

In my opinion, the automobile and the utilization of electricity have been two of the most important inventions in United States history. The invention of the car expanded our horizons in the fact that citizens were able to travel, but also because people could live in places other than the city. Also, the utilization of electricity has become a part of life that we would not know how to live without. Electricity has allowed for businesses and homes to run in a convenient and efficient manner. Without electricity, we as a nation would have very little technology.

Last, Thomas Edison’s discovery of electricity and a method of transmitting it, was significant in many ways. Due to this discovery, businesses could operate around the clock. We were no longer limited to the

The early nineteenth century was an important period in the development of the United States. It saw a huge increase in population—through both higher birthrates and immigration—and the growth of a more stable and profitable economy. It also brought huge innovations in technology. The Industrial Revolution of the early nineteenth century produced some of the most important inventions in American history. The five most important inventions among these were the reaper, the cotton gin, the steam boat, trains and railroads, and the telegraph.

Prior to the discovery of the electrical telegraph, information and ideas were transmitted via boats, horses, and trains. Soon enough scientists realized the ease of constructing an electrical telegraph, this led to two working systems one created by William Cooke from England and the other one by Samuel Morse from the United States. Morse’s rendition of the system came to be known as the Morse Code System, which was a series of dots and lines that represented letters. Despite the hard work of the scientists, the government did not think much of their inventions and denied any support for their projects. After much convincing, the Congress granted Morse $30,000 to make improvements to his model, which he did. Even after his impressive presentation, people undermined the true value of the potential of electronic telegraphing. Meanwhile, in Britain the impact of the new telegraph was brought forth as it announced the birth of Queen Victoria’s second son. Regardless of the hard efforts of Cooke and Morse (along with other contributors), the government and public still

This country has seen some of the most dramatic changes in technology, the economy, and global dominance to ever occur in America’s history. Times were good during the 1920s as the economy was booming and unemployment was low. However, the market was being overinflated and the pace of economic growth could not be sustained and in 1929 the stock market started dropping significantly. The entire country turned into a panic and the whole economy was being dragged down while unemployment skyrocketed. During the 1930s, America went through the worst depression in recent history. Lawmakers scrambled to figure out how to solve this

In the 1800s information would take weeks if not months to be sent and delivered in order  to gain small to vital bits of information. In those times obtaining or sending information was tedious and slow, using methods like a letter, pigeons, or messengers. These tactics were unsafe and not secure for vital governmental information. Samuel Morse a graduate of Yale University is credited with the invention of Morse code (a code invented by him and named after him) and the invention of the

Big business had a huge impact on US economy, politics, and society between 1870 and 1900. Rich monopolists did so by taking control of the government and by mistreating those who worked for them. Many advances in technology helped big business gain power during this era. Thomas Edison contributed to many of these advances, one of which was the light bulb - which sparked a new age of electrical innovations. This replaced the use candles and kerosene lamps due to the light bulb being much more efficient.

Technological improvements saw an increase in the ease of communication and transportation. In terms of making a big world smaller, the 1870s saw two of America’s most famous inventors make their mark: Alexander Graham Bell, with the telephone, and Thomas Edison, with the electric light bulb. Before Bell, the primary means of communication was with a pen and

There were many new inventions in transportation and communication. The biggest innovations that changed life in the United States between 1776 and 1870s was electricity, the railroads and

The inventor that I chose for this project is Samuel Morse, born April 27, 1791, who invented the electric telegraph in 1835 with the help and inspirations of others such as Alfred Vail.

In the 1900’s, inventors were very motivated to push their developments into society and make their creations known. Some popular innovations include the escalator, the very first radio receiver, teabags, the electric washing machine, refrigerators, disposable razors, the vacuum and the first synthetic plastic called BakeLite, used for packaging. All these products have become household items

In the years following the war, once everything had settled down and the United States of America was whole again, technology really began to pick up. At the start of the 1870s, America was in the beginning stages of becoming a very technologically advanced nation. Some of the key ingredients that America already had for the future were, electricity, steal, railroads, chemistry, and the most important one of all engineers of production. These engineers were innovators and wanted to be able to mass-produce anything that they could. In order to mass-produce at a high capacity, the engineers believed that America must create parts interchangeably. This enabled manufacturers to manufacture things such as, guns, clocks, bicycles, typewriters, and even engines very quickly. Whether America knew it or not, this was the beginning to something that would forever change the way the world operated.

Before the invention of the telegraph in 1844 by Samuel Morse and his colleagues, news and messages traveled at a much more laborious and protracted rate. While businesses and individuals could communicate by interpersonal communication through

The telegraph was the first major advancement in communication technology. In 1838, Samuel Morse perfected and demonstrated the first telegraph machine. His machine used Morse code to send electronic currents along a wire, allowing the first high speed long distance communications. By the 1850s, the telegraph was widespread. In 1861, Western Union installed the first trans-continental line and by 1866, the first trans-Atlantic line was completed. At this time, telegraphs were all keyed by hand and transcribed from Morse code to English by ear. Fredrick Creed invented a way to convert Morse code into text in what became known as the Creed Telegraph System. That was in 1900, and by 1914, these automatic transmissions handled twice what a