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Typewriter
The Typewriter was invented by Christopher Latham Sholes with the help of Carlos Glidden and Samuel Soulé. The three men were granted a patent June 23, 1868 in Milwaukee Wisconsin. In the next few years new development of the typewriter was made and two more patents were brought. The typewriter was made for commercial success and revolutionized business. This new technology created work to be done easier and secretaries began using typewriters all over the country. -
George Eastman
George Eastman invented and made many improvements for photography. In 1881 George and Henry Strong created a partnership called, Eastman Dry Plate Company (New York). Then, in 1882 George invented flexible roll film. In 1888, George produced the first, fixed purpose camera that was Kodak, sold for 25 dollars. The Kodak camera helped make photography available by the public. In 1900, the brownie box camera was invented for kids and sold for one dollar. Lastly, Eastman developed unbreakable glass -
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lenses and a specific camera for taking pictures of planes in World War 1 as he supported the military. -
Escalator
Jesse Reno patented the escalator on March 18, 1892. Jesse called it, a moving staircase and it helped people move from floor to floor in buildings. In 1895, Jesse´s patented design was created as a ride at Coney Island, New York that elevated people on a conveyor belt. Over 75,000 people rode the incline that rose 7 feet off the ground. Then, after an outburst of technology, Charles Seeberger redesigned Jesse Reno's design and invented the modern escalator. -
John Pemberton
John Pemberton was a chemist, pharmacist, and a well respected business man. In Atlanta, Georgia on May 8, 1986 John Pemberton invented coca-cola. To see if people would be interested, he sold coca-cola for five cents at Jacob's Pharmacy. John realized he needed financial backing to the market and created a company for that reason. He soon put his son Charles in charge of making coca-cola. John sold all his drugstores and devoted everything to his drinks. For each gallon of coca-cola sold, he -
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would receive a royalty of five cents.
