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Steam Engine
Thomas Savery was an military engineer and inventor who in 1698, patented the first steam engine, based on Denis Papin's Digester or pressure cooker of 1679. This ivention helped people all over but is not used all that much anymore. -
The Steam Boat
Fulton went to work on his idea for the steamboat invention. He took a special English steam engine, made some improvements to it, and tested models to develop the ideal shape. Fulton's boat, the Clermont, made its debut in 1807 – runnin upriver from N Y to Albany. After obtaining his patent in 1809, Robert Fulton was soon running steamboat services on six major rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. this helped transport goods and people this ios still being used today -
Railroad
Roads of rails called Wagonways were being used in Germany as early as 1550. These railed roads consisted of wooden rails over which horse-drawn wagons moved with greater ease than over dirt roads. Wagonways were the beginnings of modern railroads.In 1821, Englishman, Julius Griffiths was the first person to patent a passenger road locomotive. Today trains are used to transport goods and people and will never go out of style it is a great form of transportation. -
Erie Canal ti
In order to open the country west of the Appalachian Mountains to settlers and to offer a cheap and safe way to carry produce to a market, the construction of a canal was introduced as early as 1768. However, those early proposals would connect the Hudson River with Lake Ontario. It was not until 1808 that the state legislature created a survey for a canal that would connect to Lake Erie. This helped our country so much and parts of it can still be used today. -
Mechanical Reaper
Cyrus McCormick, a blacksmith in Virginia, developed the first practical mechanical reaper to harvest grain in 1831. His father had earlier worked on the device but abandoned it, and Cyrus eventually took up the project and incorporated innovative features. This is still used on farmas but they are much upgraded. -
Steel Plow
John Deere was an blacksmith and manufacturer. Early in his career, Deere and an associate designed a series of farm plows. In 1837, on his own, John Deere designed the first steel plow that greatly assisted the Great Plains farmers. The steel plow is still being used today, whenever it snows you see them being pushed down your streets. The plow is also used on the farm today, given that there have been quite a few upgrades on it the basic idea is still the same. -
Telegraph
The electric telegraph is a now outdated communication system that transmitted electric signals over wires from location to location that translated into a message... This was used to send out messages most famusly SOS a destress call. -
morse code
in 1836, Samuel Morse demonstrated the ability of a telegraph system to transmit information over wires. This was sent as a series of electrical signals. Short signals are referred to as dits (represented as dots). Long signals are referred to as dahs (represented as dashes). With the advent of radio communications, an international version of Morse code became widely used. -
Vulcanized rubber
In 1837, Charles Goodyear invented a process that made rubber an easier product to work with. This made tires, it also lasted all through the winter it also made it water proof. This invention changed cars and aslo modern day play grounds. They use to be wood chips but now they are rubber so now kids dont get hurt it made it much safer. -
Sewing Machine
When Elias Howe began to experiment, his only thought was to invent a machine which should do what he saw his wife doing when she sewed. Still today we use the same method for mass production.
