Technology Advances

By Alyssa379

  • Lightning Rod

    Lightning Rod
    The lightning rod was created in 1752 by Ben Franklin. This tool, often attached to roofs, conducts lightening bolts harmlessly to the ground.

  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    The cotton gin was created in 1794 by Eli Whitney. This tool deseeds and combs cotton

  • Sewing Machine

    Sewing Machine
    The sewing machine was created in 1833 by Walter Hunt. This tool helps sew materials automatically.

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    The telegraph was created in 1844 by Samuel F.B. Morse. This tool was used to communicate over 150 years ago

  • Dishwasher

    Dishwasher
    The dishwasher was created in 1889 by WA Cockran. This tool is used to make cleaning dishes easier.

  • Rocket

    Rocket
    The rocket was invented in 1926 by Robert H. Goddard. This tool is used to launch objects out of the atmosphere and into outer space.

  • Television

    Television
    The television was created in 1927 by Philo Farnsworth.

  • Electric Guitar

    Electric Guitar
    The electric guitar was created in 1948 by Leo Fender.

  • Microsoft

    Microsoft
    Microsoft was created in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The pair sold their software to MIT, which also helped produced the first microcomputer.

  • iPod

    iPod
    Jump 32 laters and then Apple begins to uprise! The first iPod was introduced in 2001 by Steve Jobs, followed by the first iPhone in 2007.