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Inventions of the USA ( The Watt Steam Engine (The Watt steam engine was…
Inventions of the USA
The Watt steam engine was created by James Watt. It would become a popular thing in Mines and Factories.
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While a earlier model invented by Richard Trevithick had failed George Stephenson didn't give up on the idea of a steam powered train. He designed the first steam engine in 1814.
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The idea of pouring liquid rock that would harden into stone was a dream that had been played with inventors for years. Joseph Aspdin was successful in creating a formula for cement that would change the way builders built.
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Frenchman Louis Daguerre created a better way to take pictures, called the Daguerreotype. Bicycles were also created in this year, by Kirkpatrick Macmillan.
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Camera: Became a well known thing in america. Bicycle: Became a very interesting way to move around in the world and became a kids favorite.
Printing Presses had been using typesetting for years but it was a hard long task to print one book. W.A Burt invented the typewriter which would allow writers to create writing in a much quicker fashion.
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The Telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. It allowed people to speak across distances, but it was expensive and only the richest families could afford them for a long time.
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Soda and Soda Fountains had been invented earlier in the century. A man named John Pemberton invented Coca Cola a drink that would grip the country.
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A battle went on between several inventors to come up with the first electronic light bulb. Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and Sir Joseph Wilson Swan all participated in this race.
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Louis Braille invented a type of raised lettering for the blind. It was a series of dots witch would later be called Braille.
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Up to this point in time, when families needed to keep food cool for preservation they had to bury it in the ground. Jacob Perkins invented a cooling machine that used ice. It was a early refrigerator.
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Alfred Nobel would be the first person to invent dynamite. The use of explosives would pave the way to the Panama Canal.
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