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Crop Rotation
This created a way for us to plant and take advantage of all the fields so there wouldn't have to be fields left open for a while. This also is what we use today. Many middle eastern farmers practiced this. -
The Steam Engine
Thomas Newcomen created this and it created a way for us to get water out of coal mines. This was created in England and at the time it created a easier job for the people working in the coal mines. -
Spinning Jenny
This machine sped up the spinning process of cloths and this is what started the mass production of cloths in a short period of time like we do today. This was created in Stanhill, England. -
Power Loom
The Power loom had water powered spindles that created 200 times more cloth. This has improved our cloth production that we now have today. Edmund Cartwright created this in England. -
Iron Plow
This machine was invented to make it easier to to move the soil. This created better ways to cultivate the soil today. the iron plow was created by Charles Newbold in New Jersey. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney created the cotton gin. This created a raw fabric for us to be able to make cloths today and was created in the USA. -
1st Electric Battery
Alexandro Volta lived in Italy. He created the electric battery which was an important step to developing the electric equipment that we have today. -
1st Steam Boat
Robert Fulton was an American inventor who created the first steam boat. The steam boat provided transportation over water. The steam boat was created in New York. The steam boat created a way for us to travel across water today. -
Electric Generator
The electric generator was created by Micheal faraday. This was a device that converted mechanical energy to electrical energy. Today, it provides us with light and power. Micheal lived in United Kingdom where he created the electric generator. -
Labor Reform Laws
These laws created shorter works days for people all around the world. These laws are the basis for what work restriction laws we have today. These laws didn't only restrict the hours but also the age and gender of someone to cut out certain jobs that didn't suit them. -
Sewing Machine
This was created by Elias Howe. This contributed to allowing the mass production of clothing. The sewing machine is still very much used today. It was created in America. -
Change In work hours
The hours changed to having adults only work ten hours a day because of one of the labor reform laws made. Children could only work eight hours a day. These 10 hour work days are the same amount of hours the average person works today. This changed the amount of work people did all around the world. -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell created the Telephone. This is very useful to us today because it creates a way for us to communicate with others who live somewhere else. The telephone was created in America. -
The Lightbulb
Thomas Edison created the light bulb that we use today in our everyday life. The lightbulb is used to communicate in a way where you don't have to be face to face. This was created in New Jersey. -
Motor Wagon
Karl Benz created this to improve transportation. The motor wagon is a simplified version of what our cars are like today. It was created in Springfield, Massachusetts. -
Classical Conditioning
Classical conditioning is a learning procedure in which a biologically stimulus is paired with a neutral stimulus created by Ivan Pavlov. This has influenced us today because it has taught us more about human conditioning. Ivan practiced this in in Russia. -
Discovery of Psychology
Sigmund Freud discovered psychology. This helps us understand the mind and why people do the things they do today. Psychology helps us explain what goes on in our brain everyday. Freud studied and practiced in Austria. -
1st Wireless Telegraph
The wireless telegraph was Morse code for communication by radio waves. This influenced us today by creating a way for us to communicate to each other and stay informed. The wireless telegraph was created in Italy. -
1st Airplane
The Wright brothers created this and it is what we use today to travel around the world. This invention created a way for people to travel and see the world in a faster and easier way. It was first created in Dayton, Ohio. -
Assembly Line
Henry Forde created the assembly line that created a faster way for us to manufacture goods. This really sped up the process of creating items/materials. This was first created in America.
