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Movers & Shakers: Inventions during Industrial Revolution

Movers & Shakers: Inventions during Industrial Revolution. How does technology improve people’s lives?. A. John Kay - Flying Shuttle (1733). I. TEXTILE INDUSTRY. B. James Hargreaves - Spinning Jenny (1764). C. Eli Whitney – Cotton Gin (1794). D. IM Singer – Sewing Machine (1851).

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Movers & Shakers: Inventions during Industrial Revolution

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  1. Movers & Shakers:Inventions during Industrial Revolution How does technology improve people’s lives?

  2. A. John Kay - Flying Shuttle (1733) I. TEXTILE INDUSTRY B. James Hargreaves - Spinning Jenny (1764) • C. Eli Whitney – Cotton Gin (1794) D. IM Singer – Sewing Machine (1851) • Impact – Quicker, cheaper, improved textile industry

  3. II. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION • A. James Watt • B. Henry Bessemer • 1. Improved Steam Engine (1784) • 1. Steel production (1855) • Impact – easier, faster to make steel • Impact - Faster, more reliable engine

  4. A. Thomas Edison B. George Eastman III. EVERYDAY LIFE & ENTERTAINMENT • 1. Light Bulb (1879) • 2. Phonograph (1878) • 3. Motion Pictures (1888) • 1. Roll Film/Camera (1888) • Impact – Able to easily take pictures (photographs) • Impact – Reliable source of light, mass entertainment

  5. B. Guglielmo Marconi A. Alexander Graham Bell IV. COMMUNICATION • 1. Telephone (1876) • 1. Radio (1902) • Impact - transmit sound over long distances, improves communication • Impact - Provided wireless communication

  6. V. TRANSPORTATION • B. Henry Ford • A. The Wright Brothers • 1. Automobile Assembly Line & the Model T (1908) • 1. The Airplane (1903) • Impact - Improved mobility & started aircraft industry • Impact - Assembly line production made cars affordable

  7. A. Louis Pasteur B. Joseph Lister VI. IMPROVING HEALTH • 1. Pasteurization (1862) • 1. Antiseptics (1867) • Impact - Reduced infection, preserved food • Impact - Higher survival rate in surgery

  8. The Actual Telephone (National Museum of American History- The Smithsonian Institute)

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