American Inventions

By mrt9272

  • Invention of the Telephone

    Invention of the Telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, when he made the first call on March 10, 1876, to his assistant, Thomas Watson

  • Invention of the Light Bulb

    Invention of the Light Bulb
    Edison made the first public demonstration of his incandescent light bulb on December 31, 1879, in Menlo Park.

  • Electric Washing Machine

    Electric Washing Machine
    Thor washing machine was invented by Alva J. Fisher.

  • The First Moving Assembly Line

    The First Moving Assembly Line
    Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile.

  • Invention of the Television

    Invention of the Television
    The world’s first electronic television was created by a 21 year old inventor named Philo Taylor Farnsworth.

  • Invention of the Potato Chip

    Invention of the Potato Chip
    George Crum, the half African American, half Native American cook by accident invented the first potato chip.

  • First Car Seat

    First Car Seat
    In 1960, Leonard Rivkin of Denver, Colorado invented the first child safe car seat for use in vehicles equipped with bucket seats.

  • First Cellular Telephone

    First Cellular Telephone
    Martin "Marty" Cooper is best known for the invention of the cellular phone