https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ah88kurss88u Inventors after the civil war en-us 2019-10-07 16:34:47 UTC 2025-10-22 20:22:09 UTC hello@padlet.com 397878 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ah88kurss88u/wish/394573804 (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) A Scottish-born scientist and inventor who invented the telephone in 1876. Bell founded the Bell Telephone Company in 1877, a year after his invention. As a child, he was known to be a problem solver. Alexander Graham Bell's mother and wife were deaf causing him to experiment with sound; this led to the telephone's invention. He had eighteen patents and twelve with collaborators.

“Alexander Graham Bell.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 9 Sept. 2019, https://www.biography.com/inventor/alexander-graham-bell.]]> 2019-10-07 16:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ah88kurss88u/wish/394573804 397878 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ah88kurss88u/wish/395671495 (February 14, 1819 – February 17, 1890) An American inventor who developed the typewriter and QWERTY keyboard. He was also a newspaper publisher and Wisconsin politician. Sholes was apprenticed as a printer after completing his schooling. Sholes was presented the idea of a writing machine devised by John Pratt. Because of his intrigue for it, he devoted his life to this project. On June 23, 1868, Sholes was granted a pantent for a typewriter.

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Christopher Latham Sholes.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christopher-Latham-Sholes.]]> 2019-10-09 15:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ah88kurss88u/wish/395671495 397878 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ah88kurss88u/wish/395965041 (July 9, 1819 – October 3, 1867) Elias Howe was an American inventor who patented the first practical sewing machine in 1846. His machine did not attract much attention at first, so he moved to England to perfect it. When Howe returned, he discovered  Isaac Singer was selling his machine. He successfully sued Singer for the rights in 1854. After establishing his patent rights, Howe's invention revolutionized the textile industry.

“Elias Howe.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 22 June 2019, https://www.biography.com/inventor/elias-howe.]]> 2019-10-10 05:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ah88kurss88u/wish/395965041 397878 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ah88kurss88u/wish/395966354 (March 29, 1819 – November 9, 1880) Edwin Drake was an American driller of the first productive oil well in the U.S.  Drake studied the ways of drilling salt wells. He began drilling for oil in 1858 with difficulty. Drake developed his own drilling technique, where he drove sections of pipe into the ground until bedrock was struck. Because of the success, his techniques spread around. This caused him to try to patent his drilling techniques, but he failed.  He fell into years of poverty until he was awarded a pension by state legislature.

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Edwin Drake.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edwin-Laurentine-Drake.]]> 2019-10-10 05:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ah88kurss88u/wish/395966354 397878 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ah88kurss88u/wish/395969227 Born in 1804, John Deere was a pioneer American inventor and manufacturer of agricultural implements such as the steel plow. During his work as a blacksmith, he noticed that wood and cast-iron plows weren't suited for the soils of the prairies. By 1838, he and his partner sold three new fashioned plows; then they sold even more until the annual output was a thousand plows. Deere began to use imported English steel and soon developed comparable steel plate. With his plows' output reaching 10,000, his business eventually grew to be Deere & Company in 1868.

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “John Deere.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Deere.]]> 2019-10-10 05:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ah88kurss88u/wish/395969227