Innovation and Invention TimeLine

  • Steam Engines

    Steam Engines
    New York
    James Watt
    1769
    The steam engine is not used today but was useful back then for transprotation.
  • Steamboat

    Steamboat
    Robert Fulton
    August 7 1807
    Invented in Philadelphia, Penn
    Other models of the steam boats are used today. It created a way to trnsport goods between allies.
  • Erie Canal

    Erie Canal
    Dewitt Clinton
    1825
    Michigan
    The impact the Erie Canal had on America is how it made trade easier.It is still used today.
  • Railroads

    Railroads
    John Steven
    Quincy, Massachusettes
    October 7, 1826
    Railroads created transpertation and are still used today due to the usefulness.
  • Mechanical Reaper

    Mechanical Reaper
    Cyrus McCormick
    1834
    Invented in Virginia
    This is not used today but machines likwe it are. It was a way to plow the farms easier.
  • Steel Plow

    Steel Plow
    John Deere
    1837
    Illinous
    The steal plow is not used today. It was used to get work done quicker and easier.
  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    Samuel Morse\
    June 10 1840
    Invented in New york
    It had a huge impact on society because it led to the makng of the telephone and was a way to talk to people.
  • Morse Code

    Morse Code
    Invented by Samuel Morse
    Invented in 1840
    Invented in New York
    Morse Code is still being used today by fisherman.
  • Vulcanized Rubber

    Vulcanized Rubber
    Patent in 1844
    Invented in Massachusetts
    Charles Goodyear
    Vulcanized rubber has a huge impact on the United states and is still used today. Tires are made of the rubber as well as the bottom of most shoes today.
  • Sewing Machine

    Sewing Machine
    Elias Howe
    Patente September 10, 1846
    Invented to London
    The impact of the sewing machine on America is huge. The sewing machine helped other industries grow for instance the need for large quantities of thread for factory machines. WE still use sweing machines to this day by using them for clothes, blankets and other things made out of threads.