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Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell is the one who is credited with the creation but two other inventors also contributed to the idea. This device allowed for people to communicate from farther places and it was quicker than letters. -
Transcontinental Railroad
This was the first railroad to reach the west and east of the US. Trains were the main source of transportation aside from carriages and horses. Ordered by the US Government to be created. -
Automobile
Many inventors created different types and versions of the automobile ranging from Carl Benz and Henry Ford. Each inventor either contributed ideas, made parts for those automobiles, or crafted the entire thing. Nowadays Ford, Benz, etc cars are a famous brand. The automobile helped people get around faster than what a train would usually do. -
Coca-Cola
The first American bottle soda which sparked a lot of jobs to come in place and many people wanting to re-create or create their own bottle soda. Coca-Cola is still one of the number one most famous American products. Credited to John Pemberton. -
Airplane
The Wright brothers are credited with flying the first airplane. Through many trials they created a wooden aircraft that would soar through the skies, as time went by the wooden aircraft became mechanized and what we use today. -
The Band-aid
Created by Earle Dickson, he made them for his wife who kept having minor injuries and these helped her dress the wound easily. Along the way he passed the idea to his co-worker who helped him mass produce the product to which evolves into different sizes, shapes, colors, etc. -
Automatic Traffic Signal
Garrett Morgan Created the first Automatic Traffic Signal. His consisted of a T-shaped pole and had three positions. He sold his idea to the General Electric for $40,000. -
Television
Three inventors shared the same concept but Philo Farnsworth was credited for the first electronic TV. Also known as the Image Dissector the many advancements of that TV were contributed from the other two inventors John Baird and Charles Jenkins. -
Scotch Tape
Invented by Richard Drew, this was a cellulose product that helped repair items and any other problems during the Great Depression for a cheap price. -
Atomic Bomb
Robert Oppenheimer was the father of the atomic bomb. This was a tremendous investment because if it ended up working this would advance weaponry for the future. In the Trinity Test the bomb was successful and later was produced and upgraded as time went on.
