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Page 1: The Machine Age  We are moving from a farming nation to an industrial nation.  Inventions and industry changed the way Americans lived, worked, and
Page 2: The Machine Age  We are moving from a farming nation to an industrial nation.  Inventions and industry changed the way Americans lived, worked, and

The Machine Age

We are moving from a farming nation to an industrial nation.

Inventions and industry changed the way Americans lived, worked, and traveled.

Page 3: The Machine Age  We are moving from a farming nation to an industrial nation.  Inventions and industry changed the way Americans lived, worked, and

Inventions and Change

Inventors improved earlier inventions and created new ones

The government gave out patents for invention

Patent- a government grant that allows the inventor to make, use, and sell an invention for a certain time

Page 4: The Machine Age  We are moving from a farming nation to an industrial nation.  Inventions and industry changed the way Americans lived, worked, and

A Remarkable Inventor

His invention of the light bulb in 1879 changed the life in U.S. cities. Electric lights made people feel safe. Large buildings could be lighted with less danger for fire. His inventions were created in his lab in Menlo Park, NJ. He soon became known as the Wizard of Menlo Park.

Page 5: The Machine Age  We are moving from a farming nation to an industrial nation.  Inventions and industry changed the way Americans lived, worked, and

Some American Inventions, 1865-1893

George Pullman Sholes, Glidden, Soule’ George Westinghouse Elijah McCoy Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Edison James J. Ritty George Eastman John Loud James Duryea

Railroad sleeping car, 1865 Typewriter 1868 Air brake 1868 Device that oils engines 1872 Telephone 1876 Phonograph 1877 Cash Register 1879 Easy to use camera Ballpoint pen Gas powered auto

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