https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/a3bnabx8lrn4 Made with the strength to succeed en-us 2019-10-09 18:54:31 UTC 2024-03-20 05:48:57 UTC hello@padlet.com 819181 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/a3bnabx8lrn4/wish/395805662 Alexander Graham bell was a Scottish-american  inventor. His first invention was the telephone in 1876. This revolutionized american history. He's worked on other things with other inventors too. He even worked on the invention of the photo phone. He died of diabetes in 1922.
https://www.biography.com/inventor/alexander-graham-bell
https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/alexander-graham-bell]]> 2019-10-09 18:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/a3bnabx8lrn4/wish/395805662 819181 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/a3bnabx8lrn4/wish/396785265 Henry Bessemer was born in 1813. He created a way for steel to be made and sold cheaper. this was called the Bessemer converter/processor. this machine would make steel out ofd molten pig iron. This would change how our country produced and sold steel forever. Henry sadly died in 1898 in London. https://www.famousscientists.org/henry-bessemer/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Bessemer]]> 2019-10-11 16:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/a3bnabx8lrn4/wish/396785265 819181 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/a3bnabx8lrn4/wish/396928839 Born in 1819, Edwin Drake became a popular inventor during this century. He was considered the "Father of the Petroleum Industry" because he was the person who invented the oil drill. This made it easier and faster for workers to drill oil out of wells. Although Mr. drake had only drilled a few oil wells in his lifetime, he became a major public figure. He died in 1880 of health complications.
https://biography.yourdictionary.com/edwin-drake
https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/energy-government-and-defense-magazines/edwin-l-drake-strikes-oil-titusville-pennsylvania]]> 2019-10-12 02:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/a3bnabx8lrn4/wish/396928839 819181 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/a3bnabx8lrn4/wish/396930294 Elias Howe invents the sewing machine in 1846.  It is thought the reason why he decided to invent something like this was because he had a condition which left him weak in one arm. He wanted to create a way that made it easier and faster to sew. At first, it was difficult to persuade the public to buy it. But as people realized this is actually a jack pot, they started to buy them.
https://study.com/academy/lesson/elias-howe-biography-facts.html]]> 2019-10-12 02:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/a3bnabx8lrn4/wish/396930294 819181 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/a3bnabx8lrn4/wish/396933349 George Westinghouse was an american inventor born in 1846. He invented the railway air brake in 1868. This new air brake system would make railroads safer and revolutionized the light and power industries. This is how it works: compressed air presses on a piston to apply the pressure to the brake pad needed to stop the vehicle. Westinghouse died of heary disease at 68 years old.
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