-
Typewriter
Christopher Latham Sholes invented the very first typewriter in 1867 so you could imprint characters on to paper faster and for more legible handwriting. The typewriter was produced in ilion, New York. The typewriter was successful in helping communication around the country better because people used them more, especially secretaries. They also helped because people could type stories instead of writing and news got out faster. -
Sarah E. Goode
Sarah E. Goode was a business woman and inventor. She was the first African American woman to be granted a patent for her first invention, a folding cabinet bed. Sarah ended up owning a furniture store in Chicago, Illinois to sell her folding cabinet bed to her costumers living in small apartments. Goode's invention helped the economy by helping the people that couldn't have much furniture due to little room in their apartments to have a bed and it led to what is now the "Murphy" bed. -
Escalator
The escalator was invented in 1891 in Coney Island, New York City by Jesse W. Reno for amusement parks but then was used to transport people through buildings from one floor to another. The escalator helped the economy grow by speeding up transportation and leading to better transportation. -
Clatonia Joaquin Dorticus
Clatonia Joaquin Dorticus was an African American inventor who received many patents for inventions he made in 1895-1899 and lived in New Jersey. Dorticus invented many things from photographic print and negative wash machine to an applicator for applying colored liquid dyes to shoes and heels and a hose leek stop. Clatonia's inventions helped technology because photographic print allowed people to save the pictures they took and make copies of them, leading to printers and professional cameras.
