https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1stperiod Made with mirth en-us 2019-10-08 20:50:57 UTC 2024-07-19 18:45:11 UTC hello@padlet.com 3876421 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1stperiod/wish/395309536 Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland on March 3rd, 1847. He made major contributions to the communication industry and the rest of the world as well. In 1870 Bell set up a workshop in Canada where he studied the human voice. In 1871 he created a device called the harmonic telegraph but soon he became interested in being able to talk to people over a wire. Bell found a partner and they both worked very hard to create the first functioning telephone. After the success of the telephone, the Bell Telephone company was created in 1877. The Bell Telephone company is now owned by AT&T.

Source:https://www.biography.com/inventor/alexander-graham-bell]]> 2019-10-08 20:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1stperiod/wish/395309536 3876421 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1stperiod/wish/395359060 Henry was born in England on  January 19, 1813. Henry was an inventor and scientist that made major contributions to the movement of industrialization. One of his early inventions was a group of six steam powered machines that made bronze powder. The bronze powder machines made Bessemer very famous and he became very wealthy from it. But, Bessemer's most famous contribution is a method he made that refined iron into steel. This was a major breakthrough because it greatly cheapened the cost of steel for industrial corporations.

Source:https://www.famousscientists.org/henry-bessemer/ ]]> 2019-10-09 00:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1stperiod/wish/395359060 3876421 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1stperiod/wish/395364028 Elias Howe was born in Massachusetts on July 9, 1819. He was an inventor that revolutionized the garment industry. However he started out in a cotton machinery factory. One day he heard a man say that the man who could invent a machine that could sew, would earn a fortune. This inspired Elias and he started to work on a machine that could do just that. Once he had finally finished it, the sewing machine received little attention. But it eventually became mass produced and revolutionized the way clothing was manufactured and it made clothing much cheaper for consumers.

Source:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elias-Howe   ]]> 2019-10-09 00:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1stperiod/wish/395364028 3876421 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1stperiod/wish/395370814 Robert Fulton was born in Pennsylvania on November 14, 1765. Robert was born to Irish immigrant parents and he was an apprentice in a jewelry shop. After failing as a painter he became canal engineer. Fulton invented a submarine that was supposed to be a military craft but the french government were appalled by the craft. He decided to focus his efforts on something else which led to him creating a partnership with two other men. They ended up creating the first functioning steamship. This steamship completely revolutionized transportation and trade because it drastically decreased the amount of time voyages took.

Source:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Fulton-American-inventor ]]> 2019-10-09 01:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1stperiod/wish/395370814 3876421 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1stperiod/wish/395374907 Vanderbilt was born in Staten Island, New York on May 27, 1794. Vanderbilt's parents were poor and he quit school when he was 11 years old. In 1810 he bought a boat and started ferrying people between Staten Island and New York city. During the War of 1812 Vanderbilt bought a fleet of ships and expanded his business. In 1829 he started a steamship business. In the 1850's Cornelius focused his attention to railways. He became very rich as he expanded the railway industry. He became the first person to offer the first rail service from New York City to Chicago. He greatly expanded the railroad industry and made vasts amounts of money during his life.

Source:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cornelius-Vanderbilt-1794-1877]]> 2019-10-09 01:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1stperiod/wish/395374907 limbaughs https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1stperiod/wish/3057586163 2024-07-19 18:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1stperiod/wish/3057586163