https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl Three Events/Topics that had the greatest effect on our modern-day economy. en-us 2020-10-05 00:09:55 UTC 2025-11-07 13:02:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4b0.png 179127 https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801564988 "Though Thomas Edison is usually credited with the invention of the light bulb...The story of the light bulb begins long before Edison patented the first commercially successful bulb in 1879. In 1800, Italian inventor Alessandro Volta developed the first practical method of generating electricity, the voltaic pile." Palermo, E. (2017, August 17). Who Invented the Light Bulb? Retrieved October 05, 2020, from https://www.livescience.com/43424-who-invented-the-light-bulb.html
The light bulb's greatest effect on our economy was that i allowed us to work at night. Before the invention, people would only work during the day because that was the only time they enough light to see what they were doing. After the invention, companies and restaurants opened up later and continued to work and make money. This ultimately grew our economy and allowed actives like movies possible. ]]> 2020-10-05 01:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801564988 179127 https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801585296 Miller, R. (2019, October 22). This day in history: Edison "perfects" the light bulb. Retrieved October 05, 2020, from https://www.signify.com/global/our-company/blog/innovation/edison-perfects-the-light-bulb]]> 2020-10-05 01:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801585296 179127 https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801631065 Invention of the Light Bulb: How We Got to Now: Light. (2020, August 22). Retrieved October 05, 2020, from https://whyy.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/fc75d0f5-921c-43ba-b6ef-df93517050a6/invention-of-the-light-bulb-how-we-got-to-now-light/]]> 2020-10-05 02:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801631065 179127 https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801642078 "On December 1, 1913, Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. His innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and 30 minutes. Ford's assembly line starts rolling." (2009, November 13). Retrieved October 05, 2020, from https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fords-assembly-line-starts-rolling
The assembly line helped our economy because it allowed for us to have mass production. This meant that companies could easily make more products to be sold. With more products meant more money. This allowed our economy to expand and have less of a shortage in the resources needed]]> 2020-10-05 02:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801642078 179127 https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801642782 "This changed in 1856 when Henry Bessemer discovered a process that had an effective way to add oxygen to molten iron that reduced the carbon content. This was also the same year that Sabel Steel was founded. "The Bessemer Process and Modern Steelmaking. (n.d.). Retrieved October 04, 2020, from http://www.sabelsteel.com/news/the-bessemer-process-and-modern-steelmaking/
The Bessemer process created steel that was was stronger than the other the other resources they used for building like wood and brick. This advance us economically because it allowed us to expand our buildings. It made them be able to be taller and stronger. This had a big impact on creating more cities and ultimately more homes.]]> 2020-10-05 02:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801642782 179127 https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801662878 Thaves, B., & Thaves, T. (1996, August 03). [Cartoon]. Retrieved 2020, from https://www.cartoonistgroup.com/cartoon/Frank+and+Ernest/1996-08-03/68780]]> 2020-10-05 02:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801662878 179127 https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801683920 Eschner, K. (2016, December 01). One Hundred and Three Years Ago Today, Henry Ford Introduced the Assembly Line: His Workers Hated It. Retrieved October 05, 2020, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-hundred-and-three-years-ago-today-henry-ford-introduced-assembly-line-his-workers-hated-it-180961267/]]> 2020-10-05 02:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801683920 179127 https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801700033 McNamara, R. (2019). History and Impact of High Quality Steel in the 1800s. Retrieved October 05, 2020, from https://www.thoughtco.com/bessemer-steel-process-definition-1773300]]> 2020-10-05 02:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801700033 179127 https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801715951 The Bessemer Process [Motion picture]. (2016). BCDS Hist8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLD95I6naEc]]> 2020-10-05 03:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/179127/h5j8ngg4ae37k6wl/wish/801715951