Inventions+(2-2)

William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone developed the telegraph in 1832. The telegraph is a machine that sends visual signals, like text or pictures, from one point to the next. It revolutionized long distance communication by using point-to-point messages. The messages were slow and only sent to limited locations and could not be used to send messages far distances. The telegraph was the blueprint for the phone of today. Today's generation should thank William and Charles for the telegraph because it forged the way forward for the telephone.

Electricity was invented in 1879. Having lighting in the home made living easier for families. Also, business could run longer because they weren't restricted to sun rise to sunset hours. This helped to modernize the world and help to bring the United States into the modern era. In September 1825 the first railroad began to carry both goods and passengers. The invention railroads allowed for the openings of new trade routes. The trains helped during the industrial revolution for moving steel and iron. Also, they helped supply soldiers with weapons and goods during the Civil War. I don't think anyone in America could imagine living without electricity.

Henry Bessemer and William Kelley developed The Bessemer Process of Steel Production. It was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel. The process removed impurities from molten iron to produce better quality steel. This revolutionized steel manufacturing and made steel cheaper and decreased the need for labor. Henry Bessemer was one of the first to use mass production to make goods cheap. This mass production is used today to make almost all of our products.

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