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Submarines
The first military submarine was Turtle in 1776. During the American Revolutionary War. They are revolutionary because it allows people to go under water to do both research and war. -
The maiden voyage of the steamboat Clermont
On its first voyage, August 17, 1807, the Clermont averaged close to 5 miles per hour for the 150 miles up the Hudson River to Albany, New York. The Clermont installed the first profitable venture in steam navigation, carrying paying passengers between Albany and New York City. It was the first steamboat, which made it revolutionary -
Bicycle
in 1493 Leonardo da Vinci’s sketches, which included simple designs for bicycles. The first verifiable claim for a practically used bicycle belongs to German Baron Karl von Drais, a civil servant to the Grand Duke of Baden in Germany. Drais invented his Laufmaschine in 1817, which was called Draisine or draisienne by the press. This would then become a huge product -
The Lehigh Canal
The Lehigh Canal is a navigable canal, beginning at the mouth of Nesquehoning Creek on the Lehigh River in Eastern Pennsylvania. It was built in two sections over a span of twenty years, beginning in 1818. The canal would then become a great way to travel and transport goods. -
The Telegraph and Morse code
Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. On May 24, 1844 -
The Transcontinental railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay. It was great for transporting people and goods. -
The Car
in 1886 is when the as the birth year of the modern car when German inventor Karl Benz patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen. This helped people get to places faster and more efficient and also don't have to rest or eat like horse. -
The Wright brothers flyer
The Wright Flyer was the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft. It was designed and built by the Wright brothers. They flew it four times on December 17, 1903, near Kill Devil Hills, about four miles (6.4 km) south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. This triggered more research and better ideas to make modern planes. -
Television
The world's first television was created by a 21-year-old inventor named Philo Taylor Farnsworth. That inventor lived in a house without electricity until he was age 14. This made the travel of news easier and made entertainment. -
helicopter
the VS-300, the world's first practical helicopter, took flight at Stratford, Connecticut. Designed by Igor Sikorsky and built by the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Division of the United Aircraft Corporation. The ability to stay stationary in the air made a lot of tasks easier. -
Pennsylvania Turnpike
When the Pennsylvania Turnpike opened for business on October 1, 1940, it was just 160 miles long stretching from Carlisle to Irwin. It included two-lane tunnels. It made traveling significantly faster cross-state. -
The World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a network of online content that is formatted in HTML and accessed via HTTP. The term refers to all the interlinked HTML pages that can be accessed over the Internet. The World Wide Web was originally designed in 1991 by Tim Berners-Lee. It made research very convenient. -
Amazon.com
Amazon was founded in the garage of Bezos rented a home in Bellevue, Washington. Bezos's parents invested almost $250,000 in the start-up. In July 1995, the company began service as an online bookstore. In the first two months of business, Amazon sold to all 50 states and over 45 countries. It made purchasing items easy. -
Myspace
Myspace is an American social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. Myspace was the largest social networking site in the world from 2005 to 2008. It was great for communication and entertainment. -
the iPhone
The iPhone is the first smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. After years of rumors and speculation, it was officially announced on January 9, 2007, and was later released in the United States on June 29, 2007.
