Bellwork Bellwork

What are inventors? Which What are inventors? Which inventions do you think have had the inventions do you think have had the biggest impact on our lives? Why? biggest impact on our lives? Why? How does technology affect our How does technology affect our lives?lives?

The Growth of Industry RapThe Growth of Industry Rap

End of the frontierEnd of the frontier

Indians pushed into reservationsIndians pushed into reservations Wild West is tamed and settledWild West is tamed and settled

Inventions and InnovationsInventions and Innovations

The Expansion of IndustryThe Expansion of Industry

Iron and steelIron and steel Bessemer processBessemer process

Bessemer Process VideoBessemer Process Video

SteelSteel

Steel is used for:Steel is used for: RailroadsRailroads Plows, reapers, farm toolsPlows, reapers, farm tools Food cansFood cans

EdisonEdison

Thomas EdisonThomas Edison

    Inventor of the phonograph, Inventor of the phonograph, innovator of the electric light bulb, innovator of the electric light bulb, power plants, and set up the 1power plants, and set up the 1stst industrial research labindustrial research lab

With electricity, factories can With electricity, factories can

work more hours and be work more hours and be

anywhere.anywhere.

Other inventionsOther inventions

Typewriter Typewriter

Telephone Telephone (1876) by (1876) by Alexander Alexander Graham BellGraham Bell

"Mr. Watson—Come here—I "Mr. Watson—Come here—I want to see you" want to see you"