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Innovators: Richard Trevithick and Steve Jobs

Innovators: Richard Trevithick and Steve Jobs. By: Lea A breu, Olivia Cammarata, Alexis Davidson, and Theresa Miktus. Richard Trevithick. Birthed in Tregajorran, during the late 1700s he was known for inventing the first Steam Locomotive (a powered rail vehicle used for pulling trains).

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Innovators: Richard Trevithick and Steve Jobs

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  1. Innovators: Richard Trevithick and Steve Jobs By: Lea Abreu, Olivia Cammarata, Alexis Davidson, and Theresa Miktus

  2. Richard Trevithick Birthed in Tregajorran, during the late 1700s he was known for inventing the first Steam Locomotive (a powered rail vehicle used for pulling trains). Born: April 13, 1771 He was 6 foot 2 inches. Focused on sports in high school; wrestling First he concentrated on making a miniature locomotive and by 1796 produced one that worked. Died: April 22, 1833 Dartford, United Kingdom

  3. Steve Jobs Birthed in San Francisco, CA, in 1955 he was known for inventing the very popular iphone. Steve was an American entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor, who was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. Born: February 24, 1955 Put up for adoption Adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs Attended Homestead High School in California Reed College, Oregon; dropped out Traveled to India to be a video game manufacturer and returned Buddhist

  4. Steve Jobs (continued) Co-founded Apple Computer Inc. Married to Laurene Powell and had 3 children Died on October 5th 2011 in California from pancreatic cancer

  5. Richard Trevithick and the Locomotive In about 1802, he used a steam engine to power the first locomotive. Short journeys; unable to find a way of keeping up the steam for lengths of time. His locomotive became known as the “Puffing Devil.” James Watt argued that the use of steam at a high temperature could cause dangerous explosions. Parliament was influenced by James Watt and banned Trevithick’s experiments with steam locomotives.

  6. Steve Jobs and the iPhone iPhone released on June 29th, 2007 Majored in communication, was invented to make people’s lives easier The iPhone was the first true smartphone; meaning it was able to perform many of the tasks that a computer would

  7. Effects of the Locomotive Past • Easier to transport goods • Faster travel • Cheaper • Made money for companies Present • Travel • Faster • Cheaper • Transporting of goods

  8. Effects of the iPhone Past Search the web on phone Very impressive when it first came out The spark of many other competing smartphones Present EVERYONE has one; if not an iPhone, a smartphone Search for things easier Buy things, play games, watch movies, etc.

  9. Works Cited Bellis, Mary. "The History of Railroad Innovations: Outline of Railroad      History." About.com Inventors. About.com, 2014. Web. 12 Feb. 2014.      <http://www.inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blrailroad.htm>. Ramirez, Susan, et al. World History: Human Legacy. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2008. Print. Simkin, John. "Richard Trevithick: Biography." Spartacus Educational. John Simkin, June 2013. Web. 11 Feb. 2014. <http://www.spartacus.school.co.uk/RAtrevithick.htm>.

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