Invention of the telephone

Development of the steel industry was boosted by discovery of the Bessemer process. ("Second Industrial Revolution") Henry Bessemer and William Kelly drastically reduced the cost and time needed in producing steel from pig-iron. They found out that that blasting air through molten iron produced high quality steel. Steel was widely used in construction of buildings, because it provided good support for skyscrapers and tall towers. Cornelius Vanderbilt, an American entrepreneur who built his…

The telegraph was a very simple and efficient method to send messages developed by Samuel Morse and a group of other inventors in the 1830s and 1840s. A combination of dots and dashes were assigned to each letter. To send a message the operator key would be pushed down to complete the battery’s electrical circuit and the amount of time you held the operator key would determine if it is a dot or dash. This would then transmit an electrical signal through the wires laid in between stations to the…

The Industrial Revolution was consumed with ground breaking inventions around the world. However, one that has and will continue to impact the world is the telegraph. Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse. the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. From this the impact, change and need of the telegraph will be discussed also. The telegraph made slight direct impact on most people's lives. It was a 'specialist' technology, owned by companies and operated by…

there is no doubt that Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla were proficient inventors. Both became interested in design and engineering at a young age, so it is hard not to compare the two. They worked for years creating and perfecting their various inventions. Edison is best known for creating a commercially viable light bulb, and Tesla is remembered for his contributions to the design of alternating current electricity. Though Edison is more well known, both men contributed greatly to the field of…

of this great invention events happened recent to the time, but if one would fast forward a century or so they will see its impact in our lives.  Historical Context…

America still heavily relied upon an agricultural economy since the Union did not have enough industry to redefine their economic system. However, this would soon change, as many life changing discoveries would be made. These included Thomas Edison’s’ invention of the lightbulb and electricity in 1880, steel and the Bessemer process in 1850, and the value of oil from Edwin L. Drake in 1859. All three of these creations together would redefine American society, as many technological advancements…

coupler, which holds the telephone handset receiver, allowed the Deaf and hard-of-hearing people to be able to call one another. TTY relay services first began with volunteers being connected to TTY users with people who use telephones. “The TTY relay service communication assistant (CA) connects TTY relay calls with people who communicate by telephone (NAD).” The CA would convert text-to-voice and vice versa, with the text being displayed on the user’s TTY. Before the invention of the…

The Greatest Invention of All Time The greatest invention of all time is the printing press, the printing press is the greatest invention of all time for a few reasons. The printing press allowed people to purchase books for a cheaper price and to learn more without having a teacher telling them what they need to know. The invention of the printing press also made a lot of the stories and information that people spread a lot more precise and correct. Before the printing press came to be,…

playing over the speakers to amuse you while you shop. It’s difficult to pinpoint any time where you were not serenaded by the radio while you were out running errands. All of this is thanks to the invention of broadcast radio. Broadcast radio was by far one of the most important and revolutionary inventions, paving the way for countless other endeavors. It all started with a man named Heinrich Hertz. Hertz was a German physicist who, in the late 1880s, was credited with proving the existence of…

uncertainty one was headed towards. As Robert Frost says, ”two roads diverged in a wood, and I...I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference” (daskal). Without venturing off of the practical path, creativity, many degraded inventions and individuality could not exist. From the beginning of society, people push others to pursue a practical career corresponding to the time period. Positions focusing more on left brained individuals are portrayed as a practical choice,…