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The Camera
John Zahn designed the first camera in 1685. The camera would slip out a picture on a silver copper sheet, and to make the picture appear you would shake the photo. I think that the camera is an important invention because you can see how the picture turned out in a more clear way. -
The Steam Engine
Thomas Newcomen invented the atmospheric steam engine in 1712. The steam engine was used to pump water out of mines. The steam was very importnat to the people of the 1700s, it was used to make the transport of goods easier. -
The first Steamboat
The first steamboat was invented by John Fitch in 1787. The steam-powered boat allowed transportation through many rivers in the 1780s. The stemboat first croseed the Delaware River for the first successful run of the boat. -
The first battery
The first battery was invented by Alessandro Volta in thwe 1800s. The battery is an important invention, beacuse it allows certain items to work and operate correctly. -
The Typewriter
The first typewriter was invented by Chistopher Latham Sholes. The typewriter was a electromechanical machine that produced an easier way of typing by transferring ink to paper. -
The Telephone
The telephone is an instrumant that converts voice and sound signals into electrical pulses that is transmitted by wire to a different location. The telephone improves the way of communicating without actually seeing the other person. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. -
The first electric Lightbulb
The electric lightbulb was invented by Thomas Alva Edison. The lightbulb was filament heated to incandescence by an electric current. The lightbulb helps us today in our homes and even at school. -
The First Vehicle
Karl Benz invented the first modern automobile in 1886. The first automobiles were powered by an internal combustin engine running on fuel gas or a petrol-fueled internal combustion engine that gave a better way of transportation in the 1880s and even today. -
The first Airplane
The airplane was an important invention of the 1920s that showed the man how to fly and also gave a faster way for transportation. The airplane was invented by the Wrights Brothers. -
The Radio
The radio is the branch of telecommunication that involoves the proagation of electromagnetic waves. The radio allows you to listen to elections, games, and music you would like to hear. The radio was invented by Heinrich Hertz. -
Televison
John Logie Baird invented a working television system in 1925. The television was a new way of showing picrtures on a screen with motion. The televisions have improved alot since the 1920s, however today most televisons are in color. -
The Electronic Calculator
An electronic calculator is a small, portable device that can perform basic arithmetic operations. I think it is a very important invention bacause the calculater helps us with math and other subjects in school today. The calculator was invented by Bell/Punch Sumlock in 1961.
