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Industrial Revolution
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Electric lamp
Humphry Davy invents the first electric light - the first arc lamp. Makes home life easier for people with the money to buy one. -
Locomotive
George Stephenson designs the first steam locomotive. Eventually makes travel over long distances much easier. Also alows massive amounts of goods to be transported across land easily. -
Electromagnet
William Sturgeon invented the electromagnet -
Typewriter
American, W.A. Burt invents a typewriter. Alows papers and books to be written more efficiently -
McCormick Reaper
American, Cyrus McCormick invents the first commercially successful reaper. Reduces the amount of work needed to harvest crops. Production increases. -
Photography
Englishmen, Henry Talbot invents calotype photography. -
Wrench
Solymon Merrick patents the wrench. -
Revolver
Samuel Colt invented the first revolver. makes life on the frontier more and less dangerous. this invention is widely used in the Civil War -
Telegraph
Samuel Morse invents the telegraph. Begins a time of lightning fast communication -
Morse code
Samual Morse invents Morse Code. This system of tones is used to turn the telegraph into an effective mode of comunication
