The Most Important

Invent of all Time

What was the single most important event

in Kuwait?

In the year1877 Thomas Alva Edison invented the greatest

invention known to man… In his lifetime Thomas Edison created many

inventions such as the light bulb, the motion picture camera, vacuum sealed jars, electrical current converters, etc.

He even made the first stencil pen which would be the predecessor to the tattoo gun for all of you crazed tattooed teens of Kuwait

So what the heck did he actually make that’s so important…

Phonographs

Why is this invention so important…

8 Track Cassette

Cassette Tape

Compact Disc

Music out of thin air…

Thank You Mr. Edison for changing our

lives. So what’s next… Find 3 major inventions from the 1800s and explain

how they changed humanity and helped to kickstart/continue the industrial revolution & more importantly urbanization.

Things to mention: What was the invention & when was it created? What does it do? How does it revolutionize life? How has this invention been modified over time?

Some sites to check out

Google search the following term: “timeline of the industrial revolution inventions”

Here are a few sites to check out: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/time

line/timeline_text.html http://www.softschools.com/timelines/

industrial_revolution_timeline/40/ http://www.victorianweb.org/technology/ir/irchr

on.html http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/

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