The first Centennial Exposition, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was to celebrate the nation's 100th birthday. At the celebration there were thousands of new or improved inventions on display. The two most important inventions were the Corliss steam engine made by George Corliss and the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell. If you were an inventor during this time what would you invent? How? Why?
The Machine Age got this nickname because there were lots and lots of improved or new machines invented during this time. Electricity was the very important because it led to more jobs and was needed for machines to run and function properly. Thomas Alva Edison invented many new things like the copy machine, the light bulb, the moving picture machine, and the phonograph. Of all of Edison's inventions, which do you think is the most important? Why?
Railroads had many problems but luckily they figured out solutions. The first problem dealt with time zones. For instance, if you were in Chicago, illinois and it was 12:30 and you were heading on the train to Denver, Colorado you would have no clue what time you were going to arrive. To solve this problem standard time zones were created. There are 24 time zones worldwide with 4 in the United States. The second problem was that the tracks were different distances apart so people and goods had to switch trains a lot. Train companies got together and had a meeting about what to do. Their solution was make standard gauges so you didn't have to switch trains a lot. The final problem was safety. Air brakes and steel rails were made to improve on safety problems. The railroads had a big impact on other industries like the oil and steel industries. John D. Rockefeller was the leader of the oil industry and Andrew Carnegie was the leader in the steel industry .
Not all the people were happy about the new machines being built. For example, farmers who planted and harvested crops by hand no longer had to do that once machines were invented. The other people who were impacted negatively were shoe makers and blacksmiths. They were really good at their jobs but they couldn't sell their products because factories were making things better and faster. A shoemaker could make 2 a day where a factory could make 200 a day. How would you feel if you were a shoemaker when factories began making shoes? Why?
John D Rockefeller ran an oil refinery and bought out smaller oil companies like Hanks Oil. Rockefeller made a secret agreement with the railroads to ship is oil and controlled oil prices for everyone. Everybody had to pay him whatever he wanted making Rockefeller rich. If you were a citizen during this time how would you feel about Rockefeller charging you high oil prices? Explain.
If I was an inventor in the late 1800s, I would invent a machine that hides copper wire so that it would get stolen. You’d just put the copper wire in a slot, enter a code, and hit the button. Now the button is in a place where it cannot be seen but you can still get into it by entering the pass code. What would you invent if you lived during this time and how? Why would you build that product?
ReplyDeleteSome of Edison’s most known inventions were the light bulb, copy machine, the moving picture machine, and the phonograph. Of all of Edison’s inventions, I think the light bulb is the most important. It’s important because people could work and see when it gets dark. This is good because people could get paid more money. What invention of Edison's do you think is the most important? Why?
If I was a shoemaker during this time I would be angry and depressed when factories that made shoes were opened up. I would be upset because factories made more shoes and sell them for less than I can. If you were a shoemaker how would you feel when factories opened and started making shoes? Why?
If I was a citizen during this time I would feel mad when Rockefeller started charging a high price for oil. Rockefeller created a monopoly and changed his price. I would feel disappointed about this because I don't want to pay that much for gas and anything else made with oil from Rockefeller. What do you think of Rockefeller's monopoly and how he treated the other companies in the oil industries? Why? What could you do to stop Rockefeller?
what invention was more important from Edison was the light bulb because we need light to see and it would be kinda hard to read a book with a light that you can hardly see. Light bulbs were a good invention for roads if you did not have light bulbs in your car you will crash.
ReplyDeleteOf all Edison's inventions, I think the light bulb was most important because it allowed factories stay open all night. It allowed more people to get jobs on third shift. You wouldn't need to use candles anymore and they were brighter.
ReplyDeleteOf all of Edison's inventions i think the light bulb and the telephone is most important because we need light to see and do activities at night and even in the morning. I also think the telephone is important so we can contact friends or if there is an emergency you could call 911.
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