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The telephone - Alexander Graham Bell
With the invention of the telephone, people could comunicate with their family directly even if their familiars were very far -
Improved life raft - Maria Beasley
Even thought the life raft was invented before, this improvement made it "fire-proof, compact, safe, and readily launched". -
The mechanical dishwasher - Josephine Cochrane
The mechanical dishwasher made washing the dishes easier and faster -
The internal combustion engine - Nikolaus Otto
The internal combustion device was very useful in machines like the automobile. -
The automobile - Henry Ford
The automobile made moving to one place to other a bit faster. -
The camera - Joseph Nicéphore Niépce and Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre
The camera took pictures easily and instantly. -
The closed-circuit television security system - Marie Van Brittan Brown
With this invent, you could see who was at the door without opening it. -
The airplane – Wright Brothers
With the invention of the airplane, travelling became faster and safer -
Windshield wiper - Mary Anderson
Made driving in bad weather a bit safer.