https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao Inventions, inventors, and purposes from the 19th Century. en-us 2022-03-14 13:34:44 UTC 2022-03-15 13:31:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f456.png caseythomas6 https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095913286 Invention: Chewing Gum
Inventor: Thomas Adams
Purpose: Thomas Adams was inspired by his boss, Antonio de Santa Anna, who enjoyed chewing chicle. It’s initial purpose was to use up extra chicle he had from failed experiments.]]> 2022-03-15 13:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095913286 caseythomas6 https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095928868 Invention: Jeans
Inventor: Levi Strauss
Purpose: They were initially utilized as practical workwear for manual laborers, as they were durable and the color hid dirt well.]]> 2022-03-15 13:15:17 UTC https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095928868 caseythomas6 https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095934658 Invention:
Inventor: Alexander Graham Bell
Purpose: The purpose was to improve what the telegraph could already do by transmitting a human voice over a wire.]]> 2022-03-15 13:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095934658 caseythomas6 https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095939522 Invention: Lightbulb
inventor: Thomas Edison
Purpose: The lightbulb was invented to give off light in a more consistent manner than candles and oil lamps.]]> 2022-03-15 13:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095939522 caseythomas6 https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095942084 Invention: Automobile
Inventor: Karl Benz
Purpose: The original purpose was to create faster and more practical transportation than what was available at the time.

]]> 2022-03-15 13:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095942084 caseythomas6 https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095945736 Invention: Ballpoint Pen
Inventor: John Loud
Purpose: The purpose was to make a pen that wouldn’t smudge and dried quickly.]]> 2022-03-15 13:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095945736 caseythomas6 https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095958150 Invention: Zipper
Inventor: Whitcomb L. Judson
Purpose: The original purpose was for fastening boots in a more convienient way.]]> 2022-03-15 13:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095958150 caseythomas6 https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095960533 Invention: Color Photography
Inventor: Frederic E. Ives
Purpose: The purpose was to capture photographs in color that was more realistic than black and white.]]> 2022-03-15 13:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/caseythomas6/pt92s4d174rbpyao/wish/2095960533