Edwin L. Drake Used steam engine to drill oil

(Pennsylvania) Removing oil from earth surface became

practical

Henry Bessermer

Discover cheaper and quicker way to make steel

Bessemer Process Air boiling produce strong and

durable steel lighter, more flexible, stronger, rust

resistance

Bessemer Process

Raw MaterialsExample: Iron Ore

MeltingHot air is pumped into

a furnace, melting iron at

RefiningImpurities are

removed

CastingLiquid steel

cast into billets and slabs

RollingBillets and slabs Rolled into finish

product

Discover cheaper and quicker way to make steel

Bessemer Process Air boiling produce

strong and durable steel lighter, more flexible,

stronger, rust resistance

Thomas Alva Edison

Perfected the first incandescent light bulb

establish the first research laboratory (Menlo Park)

“Genius is one percent inspiration and 99% perspiration”

George Westinghouse

created the electrical transformer (power distribution)

alternating current

made electricity safer and less expensive

Alexander Graham Bell Invented the telephone

Communication device

Christopher Sholes

Invented the typewriter

Introduced refrigeration to the meatpacking industry

Gustavus Swift and Philip Armour

Invention/Development

Who What other invention or development did it lead to?

How did this invention contributed or helped American lives today?

Drilling of oil Edwin L. Drake

Bessemer Process (steel)

Henry Bessemer

Telephone Alexander GrahamBell

Electricity Thomas Alva Edison

Laboratory Edison

Typewriter ChristopherSholes

Radio Tesla / Marconi

Gustavus/ Swift

Refrigeration

Edwin L. Drake Used steam engine to drill oil

(Pennsylvania) Removing oil from earth surface became

practical

Henry Bessermer

Discover cheaper and quicker way to make steel

Bessemer Process Air boiling produce strong and

durable steel lighter, more flexible, stronger, rust

resistance

Bessemer Process

Raw MaterialsExample: Iron Ore

MeltingHot air is pumped into

a furnace, melting iron at

RefiningImpurities are

removed

CastingLiquid steel

cast into billets and slabs

RollingBillets and slabs Rolled into finish

product

Discover cheaper and quicker way to make steel

Bessemer Process Air boiling produce

strong and durable steel lighter, more flexible,

stronger, rust resistance

Thomas Alva Edison

Perfected the first incandescent light bulb

establish the first research laboratory (Menlo Park)

“Genius is one percent inspiration and 99% perspiration”

George Westinghouse

created the electrical transformer (power distribution)

alternating current

made electricity safer and less expensive

Alexander Graham Bell Invented the telephone

Communication device

Christopher Sholes

Invented the typewriter

Introduced refrigeration to the meatpacking industry

Gustavus Swift and Philip Armour

Write one paragraph 5-7 sentences: Which invention or development describe

in this section had the greatest impact on American culture today?

Justify your choice: Think about the applications of inventions The impact of inventions on people’s daily

lives The effect of inventions on the workplace

George Pullman Designed railroad

sleeping car