machines, etc. In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and demonstrated it to the world. The New York Times asks “Of what use is such an invention?” which meant that the world was not yet ready for the telephone. Bell was dealing obstacles because his financial backers thought that his invention seemed too doubting and it wasn’t worth the speculation. At that time people did not understand the purpose of the telephone and didn’t really take into account what the telephone machine can do.
providing them with a career, such as telemarketers (telephones - Alexander Graham Bell) or maybe even if you have a job with Facebook (Facebook - Mark Zuckerberg). Many of the entrepreneurs today are involved with technology and softwares but let's shift our vision to the late 19th century, where Thomas Alva Edison was at the peak of his career. The year is 1880 and Thomas Edison just patented the lightbulb. This is an astonishing and very innovative invention since in the past, people were using oil lamps
full of new things for the United States, during this time new ways of entertainment came to the Americans, also the industrialization of the country grew too drastically, and, last but not least, new inventions came to the United States. But how does the entertainment, industrialization, and inventions from the gilded age relate or help the people of america today? During the Gilded Age new ways of entertainment came to the United States, ways of entertainment such as, sports, circuses, dances, and
Sander Cochran The dream of being able to take the spoken word and turn it into written word originated in the 1800’s after the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell. Now the dream is a reality with the invention of speech to text software such as EasyNote. EasyNote takes what is said by the teacher and turns it into organized and comprehensive notes. The advertisement for EasyNote is effective because of its use of common man appeal, loaded words, and a rhetorical question. One of
There were many positives and negatives of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution led to hiring many immigrants. This helped with buying needs for them and their families. It also led to inventions that improved the economy and still are used today. This impacted the way they lived and made it easier to work and do other things. However, the working conditions for immigrants were very unhealthy. They also had very low pay, and long working hours. Many immigrants and their families lived
many different reasons. Frist off, the industrial revolution brought a lot of new ideas and advances in technology. Scientist and inventors were able to create new things like machines that helped produce products faster. This inspired other inventions to be created, for example the assembly line, to be formed which sped up production even more. Since there were more factories being built it caused more jobs to become available. Another
innovation, Canada discovers things no one knows and hands them out into the world as our gifts to humanity. Canada's inventions and innovations are how we define ourselves, and a way to contribute to the world in a positive way. Our advancements in the field of transportation and communication has offered the world a chance to connect with various people from all walks of life. Our inventions in regard to technology has given people many opportunities they otherwise would not have. Our progresses in the
human history to answer this question. However, until the Industrial Revolutions, the differences between the societies were minute, and at different times, different societies were most advanced. Thus, Diamond’s thesis is erroneous because the inventions of the Industrial Revolution were what truly separated the European West from the rest of the world and enabled European global domination. As aforementioned, Diamond’s thesis focuses on a very broad scope of aspects in the history of the world
founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society. The abolition movement was the best-known and most successful of all the social reform movements. There were always abolitionists since early colonies, but slavery itself had changed as a result of the invention of the cotton gin. The Southerners were now even more focused in continuing and expanding slavery, however, many Northerners began to see slavery as immoral. The abolitionist movement was divided. Even though the North was calling for the end of