technology through the ages

  • The first sink.

    The first sink.
    The first sink was made in the late 18th century. It was invented by Alfred M. Moen somewhere in the 18th century. This invention helped us today by we can get the water from our house and not have to go outside to get it.
  • The first battery

    The first battery
    The first battery was invented in 1800 by a man named Alessandro Volta. When the battery first came out it went by the name of the voltaic pile the battery helps us today by we are able to use remote control stuff with and not have to plug it into a wall.
  • The first lawn mower

    The  first lawn mower
    The first lawn mower was made in 1830 by a man named Edwin Budding. This mower was to mow things on sport field. This helps us today because we can get the grass cut in a shorter amount of time.
  • The first train

    The first train
    The first train made its way to America in 1831 and July 2 is when it made its first journey on a finished track. The company that brought the train to America was The DeWitt Clinton locomotive. This invention helps us today by we can transport large things and transport many other things like crops.
  • The first electric furnace

    The first electric furnace
    the first electric furnace was made in 1879 by a German man named Sir William Siemens it worked by melting iron in crucibles. This invention was made so people did not have to go out in the cold to get wood for their fire furnace.
  • The water heater

    The water heater
    the first hot water heater was invented in 1889 by a man named Edwin Ruud. They used to call the hot water heater a geyser and some people still call it by that name today. This invention helped us by we could get warm water straight from the pipes without having to warm it on fire or boil it on a stove.
  • Electric washing machine

    Electric washing machine
    The Electric washing machine was made in 1907 and the first company to sell this machine was the Hurley Electric Laundry Equipment Company but the person to invent the Electric washing machine Alva J. Fisher he was also the CEO of the Hurley Electric Laundry Equipment Company this product change the world by women did not have to spend several hours doing the laundry by hand now they could throw it in a machine and in 30 to 40 min it was done
  • insulin

    insulin
    insulin is a medicine which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood. Insulin was discovered by Sir Frederick G Banting he discovered it in 1922. Insulin has helped our the world by helping diabetes with there sugars.
  • Television

    Television
    The TV was invented in 1927 by a man named Philo Taylor Farnsworth. The TV has helped are world by now we can watch the news and other information at our homes to see if there is going to be bad weather.
  • The first mobile phone

    The first mobile phone
    The first mobile phone was invented in 1973 by a man named Martin Cooper and he was an employee for the company of Motorola. This mobile phone helps us today so we can talk to people and relay information to other people.