EQ What impact did inventions have on American life in the 19 th century The Wright Brothers The Wright Brothers In 1917 Orville and Wilbur Wright made the 1 st powered flight in an airplane they had built themselves ID: 782099
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Slide1
Inventions make an impact!
EQ:
What impact did inventions have on American life in the 19
th
century?
Slide2The Wright Brothers
Slide3The Wright Brothers
In 1917, Orville and Wilbur Wright
made the 1
st
powered flight in an airplane they had built themselves.
Their flight only lasted 12 seconds, but its impact was incredible – this was the beginning of the aviation and space exploration industries today.
Airline travel allows people and products to travel around the globe in a single day
Slide4A glider hanging in the National Air and
Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
Orville flying the glider over
120 feet in 12 seconds at
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Slide5George Washington Carver
Slide6George Washington Carver
This African American scientist made an enormous impact on American life through agriculture
Carver
created more than 300 products from peanuts and sweet potatoes.
Those products include plastics, dyes, medicines, flour, and fertilizer
He also taught farmers to plant different crops each year to help put nutrients back in the soil
Slide7Slide8Alexander Graham Bell
Slide9Alexander Graham Bell
In 1875 Bell invented a machine that could transmit the human voice over wires
The
telephone
has had an enormous effect on American life, allowing you to communicate with a friend next door, or in another country anywhere in the world
Slide10Slide11Thomas Edison
Slide12Thomas Edison
More than 1,000 patents were granted to Thomas Edison or to people working with him
He is best known for the invention of the 1
st
practical
light bulb
and
electrical generating system
– this led to the system of electricity we enjoy today! Two other inventions of his have also greatly affected American life – the phonograph
gave us music, and the
moving picture camera
gave us movies
Slide13Slide14Cause & Effect
The Wright Brothers worked to create the 1
st
power flight.
Carver was a plant scientist.
A. Bell transmitted human voices over wires.
* Edison invented an electrical generating system.
We have airline travel today.
Farmers can grow bountiful crops.
We have cell phones today.
We have electricity!