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Steamboat
Invented by John Fitch, the steamboat was invented to make it easier for people to boat up river, before that, they had to row up river and it was very tiring, with the steam boat they didn't have to row anymore. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to make separating the seeds from the cotton easier and faster. It also helped people have bigger cash crops. -
Screw Propeller
John Ericsson perfected the screw propeller and constructed radically designed warship. -
Mechanical Reaper
This new invention from Cyrus Hall McCormick allowed wheat to be harvested quicker and with less labor force. -
Plow
John Deere invented the steel plow in 1837 when the Mid-West was being settled. The soil was different than the East and wood plows kept breaking. -
Sewing Machine
Elias Howe invented to sewing machine to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies. -
Elevator Brake
Elisha Otis invented the elevator brake so that in the event that the cables broke, a wooden frame at the top of the elevator car would snap out and hit the walls of the shaft, stopping the elevator in its tracks. -
Dynamite
Alfred Nobel invented dynamite for the safety of construction work and blasting rock in the mid-1800s. -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell's was a teacher for deaf people and his deaf wife and mother inspired him to invent the telephone. Also, his grandfather, father and brother all had an interest in speech and elocution. -
Dishwasher
Josephine Garis Cochran believed she could invent something to wash her dishes, without breaking them, instead of her maids. -
Escalator
When Jesse Wilford Reno originally invented the escalator, it was seen as a ride, as the industrial age continued, people saw this as a timesaver and made it into what it is today. -
Radio
Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio because he loved electrical science and physics and wanted to expand the work of electromagnetic radiation
