Cotton Gin
In 1794, Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. In addition, this machine helped retract nearly 1/8 of the amount of time it would take to do this task manually. Cotton had become America’s leading export in the 19th century making clothes and other things. Also, his invention offered Southern planters a way to maintain and expand slavery on plantations to nearly twice as many slaves as before. The Cotton Gin did so well in fact that he is credited as a pioneer of American manufacturing. Also, the Cotton Gin
Early INCANDESCENT lamps
The incandescent lamp was invented by Thomas Edison an was the second form of electric light to be developed for commercial use. In addition, it is the second most used lamp in the world today behind fluorescent lamps. If that does not show you the real man driving power behind this invention I don't know what would. The fact that if you look around in the room you are standing in right now you could more than likely see one of the original inventions of Thomas Edison. In this page we cover the traditional incandescent lamp. The traditional incandescent bulb is not just a light source but has become a symbol of innovation.
The steam engine was improved by James Watts in the industrial revolution, which helped create lots of the technology we have today. In the 19th century, the steam engine was used for many machines such as helping to move heavy objects, getting water out of coal, iron and many other types of mines. It created factories around the world, which lots of the technology we have to day came from. The steam engine is the foundation of all mechanical technology in the past and present, and it was the first true source of automatic energy/power. We even use the steam engine today. Think about it want our the power plants that give us electricity, basically they are just a more enhanced, larger steam engine.
The telegraph revolutionized communications throughout the world, and Samuel Morse played a major role in this revolution. After the telegraph, communication no longer depended on the length of time it took to hand-carry messages from one location to another. The speed of telegraphy modernized business and personal communication in a rapid manner. Within a few decades of Morse’s patent, telegraph wires spanned the globe. Samuel Morse invented a new innovative way of traveling information across the globe with out this invention i don't know how the world would be like to day.