https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/fun9q1t5egu1 Made with good vibes en-us 2018-10-16 16:18:36 UTC 2024-03-20 05:48:49 UTC hello@padlet.com 378683 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/fun9q1t5egu1/wish/293462173 Bell was born on March 3, 1847, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Died: August 2, 1922, Beinn Bhreagh. He was an influential scientist,engineer and inventor. Bell is widely credited with the invention of the first practical telephone. He came to the U.S. as a teacher of the deaf and conceived the idea of "electronic speech." He invented a rudimentary metal detector in a quest to save president James Garfield.
Source:10 Things You May Not Know About Alexander Graham Bell - HISTORY

]]> 2018-10-16 16:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/fun9q1t5egu1/wish/293462173 378683 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/fun9q1t5egu1/wish/293602818 Fulton was born in November 14, 1765, Little Britain Township, PA
Died on  February 24, 1815, New York City, NY  . Fulton is best known for his development of the first commercially successful steamboat that took a round trip of 300 miles in 62 hours.Fulton was also important contributions in portrait painting,canal engineering  and naval warfare. He also designed the "Nautilus ", the first practical submarine in history, which was built in 1800. 
Source:Robert Fulton | Biography, Inventions, & Facts | Britannica.com

]]> 2018-10-16 20:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/fun9q1t5egu1/wish/293602818 378683 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/fun9q1t5egu1/wish/293644157 Drake was born in  March 29, 1819, Greenville, NY Died on November 9, 1880, Bethlehem, PA. Drake is known as the "Father of the Petroleum Industry."Because the technology he devised to drill the first commercial oil well in the United States. Revolutionized how crude oil was produced and launched the large-scale petroleum industry. He spent the early parts of his life working in railways around New Heaven,Connecticut as a clerk, express agent and a conductor.
Source:Edwin Drake | American oil driller | Britannica.com

]]> 2018-10-17 00:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/fun9q1t5egu1/wish/293644157 378683 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/fun9q1t5egu1/wish/293645854 Sholes was born in February 14, 1819, Mooresburg, PA
Died on February 17, 1890, Milwaukee, WI. Sholes has been called the "Father of the Typewriter." Although he did not invent it, he did develop the first practical commercial machine. Sholes also developed the Qwerty keyboard that is still in use today.Christopher Sholes invented the typewriter at 1868. He was also a newspaper publisher and Wisconsin politician.
Source:Christopher Latham Sholes Facts - Biography - YourDictionary

]]> 2018-10-17 00:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/fun9q1t5egu1/wish/293645854 378683 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/fun9q1t5egu1/wish/293647966 Slater was born in June 9, 1768, Belper, United Kingdom
Died on April 21, 1835, Webster, MA. Slater was an English-born manufacturer who introduced the first water-powered cotton mill to the United States. This invention revolutionized the textile industry and paved the way for the Industrial Revolution. Slater established tenant farms and towns around his textile mills. English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution."
Source:Samuel Slater - The Industrial Revolution - Google Sites

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