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Clermont
It was the first profitable operation of a steamboat. It had a avenge speed of 5 mph when going agent the current of the Hudson river. It was used to transport people between Albany and NYC. It was created by Robert Fulton. This made it so that transportation did not depend on the wind. -
Lehigh Canal
Started as a river improvement project. It later transformed into the canal that we see in the present day. It's purpose was for transporting coal. This allowed more coal to be transported faster. -
The Transcontinental Railroad
The Transcontinental Railroad was a government funded collaboration between the Central, and Union Pacific Railroads. It ran from Omaha, Nebraska to San Francisco, California. This made it take days instead of months to travel across the countries. -
The Telegraph and Morse Code
The telegraph is a communication tool that was invented by Thomas Edison. It works by making a beep when a button is pressed. Samuel Morse then created a universal language of dots and dashes to communicate using the device. This allowed virtual instant communication across long distances. -
Wright Brother's Flyer
The Wright Brothers Flyer was the first flying device that resembled a modern plane. Even though it flew a little short of 1000 ft. It was still an aviation success. It allowed for what the modern aerospace industry is today. -
The Ford Model T
The Ford Model T was the first car affordable to the average person. This was due to the Assembly line process allowing them to be mass produced. This made it so that everyone could have a car, allowing for people to move to meet each-other more quickly. -
The Television
The first television was developed by Taylor Farnsworth. It used Cathode Ray Tubes to beam electrons to create images. This allowed the Television to be used as a display for an outside source rather than a projector. This allowed live news, and instant image communication. -
The PA Turnpike
The PA Turnpike was the first interstate in the country. This paved the way later for the creation of the national turnpike system. This allows for the modern transportation system. This allowed people to travel faster along long distances. -
Motorola Dynatac 8000x
This was the first "handheld cell phone". Because it could be transported on a person it allowed for people to communicate on the move. -
AOL
AOL was a popular Internet access service. Part of this program was the first popular Instant Messaging system. This allowed people to "text" over the internet before people could text. -
The World Wide Web
The World Wide Web was devolved by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. He created the idea of linking a massive amount of computers together across the world to share ideas. This concept would later become known as the World Wide Web. This allowed the instant sharing of ideas between people. -
Amazon.com
Amazon.com is a online retail platform created by Jeff Bezos. It was the first widely used e-commerce website. It currently the largest e-commerce website, and is causing the demise of brick and mortar stores. -
Windows XP
Windows XP was the first operating system to feature a "modern" UI. Because of how Windows XP was very easy to use it allowed anyone to be able to communicate through a computer. This meant that the average person could do things such as send emails. -
Sayno SCP-5300
This was the first phone to feature a camera. This allowed people to take and send pictures, and communicate through pictures. This allowed people to share pictures in real-time. -
MySpace
MySpace was the most popular social media between 2003 and 2005. It was created by Justin Timberland. It was the first massively popular social media sight. This allowed anyone to share their life with anyone. -
The IPhone
The I Phone is the longest running smartphone brand. It was started with the original I Phone created by Apple. It was the first smartphone that wasn't a fad. This allowed for people do do things such as send emails, and browse the web from their phone increasing communication.
