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The Maiden Voyage of the Steamboat Clermont
On August 17th, 1807, the steamboat Clermont took voyage on its maiden journey. Even though it only traveled at a whopping 5 mph, it was the first profitable steamboat venture, and shaped the steamboat industry and made it what it is today. -
The Lehigh Canal
The canal owed its existence to the discovery of coal in the Mauch Chunk area. It was owned and operated by Lehigh coal and navigation company for more than 100 years, the Lehigh Canal shaped the development of industry and communities along its path. -
The Telegraph & Morse Code
it was a communications system where information was transferred through a wire in the form of electrical current pulses, communicated through Morse Code. It revolutionized connectivity in a significant way, being the earliest form of a telephone and was one of the earliest forms of connecting communication. It's much faster than a basic letter since it could allow faster communication. -
Transcontinental Railroad
The transcontinental railroad wasa 1,912 mile continuous railroad that connected Iowa with the pacific coast. It promoted the connectivity in our nation, connecting both mid-america and the pacific, making it easier and more convenient. -
Car
the car is almost an icon of connectivity. Upgrading from horses/animals, the car was the more humane, and simplistic way to travel. Now someone 100 miles away could easily get to another person without worrying about stopping to feed it, or that it would get tired. It just needed fuel and could go off. Until this very day, the car is incredibly significant to the lives of billions and will continue to be that way. -
Wright Brothers Flyer
this is considered the first successful heavier-than-air, powered air, powered aircraft. It was, very evidently, designed by the Wright brothers. It proved itself revolutionary and was the earliest form of connecting humans to each other, by mode of transport through the air. -
Television
television was one of the first methods of televising different content to different groups of people as long as they had a television. This is a revolutionary item and key to connectivity among people and social interactions. It plays a very significant role in society, and building a society. Its duty was, and still is, to inform, entertain, and educate. -
The opening of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
it was created to improve automobile transportation across the mountains of Pennsylvania. It is a toll highway. It helped to connect the people in Pennsylvania to go from one end to the other, in a more convenient and time efficient way. -
Concorde
a supersonic airliner, this is one of the most impressive functional creations man has made. The concorde was able to travel, at max, over twice the speed of sound. That means it breaks the sound barrier, twice! It ultimately was retired in 2003. This is one of the earliest examples of supersonic travel and proved extremely revolutionary. -
Ethernet Cable
Ethernet cable is one of the most common forms of network cable used on wired networks. Ethernet cables connect devices within a local area network, like pcs and routers. It’s an interesting kind of connectivity as it lets a computer be in a network, and thus allows the computer to almost upgrade in functions. It is a key item in recent times! -
The World Wide Web (the Internet)
the world wide web, also known as the internet, is extremely crucial to connectivity. When it was first created, it obviously wasn’t as strongly used the way it is now. However, through much development, it became the main way people from all types of places were able to connect, even to this very day. -
Amazon.com
Amazon is the world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud services provider. Starting off as just a place to get books, it quickly grew into the monopoly-esque of an online retailer that it is today. he company has individual websites, software development centers, customer service centers and fulfillment centers in many locations around the world. -
Cross-Play
this helped to promote connectivity in a exclusive and interesting way. For the longest time, different players on different consoles could never have played together, even on the same game. Now, although not for all games, there are hundreds of games that support cross play for all types of consoles,such as Xbox, PlayStation, and PCs. -
Myspace
Myspace is one of the first social media ever created on the internet. It was one of the most crucial websites made that pioneered the social media that we have now. It connected people all over the world who had an account, and could provide a means of communication to people online without requiring a voice, and instead just messaging each other online. -
Skype
Skype is an online software that definitely promotes connectivity. It is one of the first software that people, as long as they were connected to the internet, could video call. This made it more convenient, and in a way, safer for people to connect and get closer as people with calling based on a video interface. -
iPhone
the iPhone definitely wasn't the first smartphone, but it began a line of one of the most influential sources of connectivity. It was able to properly use text messages, calling, and using the internet through a small computer. The fruits of the labor were endless and even now, iPhone & apple are common household names and are considered luxury items.
