Name of Invention: Incandescent Lamp
Date/ Year it was created: 1860
Inventor’s name: Sir Joseph Swan
1) The reason that the inventor created invention was to develop a method to processing that avoided the early bulb blackening.
2) The process used to create this invention was to have electricity flow through the filament to heat the high temperature and then radiant light.
3) Its use impacted positively on American life and economy because the light bulb won’t black out. Its use impacted negatively on American life and economy because it uses a lot of energy.
Websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_Bulb
http://inventors.about.com/od/lstartinventions/a/lighting_2.htm
Name of Invention: Chewing Gum
Date/ Year it was created: 1870
Inventor’s name: Thomas Adams
1) The reason that the inventor created the invention was to create rubber products by changing chicle. General Antonio de Santa Anna introduce him to the idea of chewing chicle.
2) The process used to create this invention was to add flavor to the piece of chicle that Thomas Adams liked the taste of.
3) Its use impacted positively on American life and economy because people enjoy chewing gum-like substances. Its use impacted negatively on American life and economy because now most chewing gum companies use synthetic gum bases instead of chicle because of their low price and availability.
Websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewing_gum
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bladams.htm
http://inventors.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://ideafinder.com/history/inventions/story056.htm
Name of Invention: Roll Film
Date/ Year it was created: 1880
Inventor’s name: George Eastman
1) The reason that the inventor created the invention was to make a holder covered with a roll of paper to attach to standard plate cameras with William H. walker.
2) The process used to create this invention was to soak the film in warm water so that the gelatine layer could be stripped from the paper strip and transferred onto glass plates or another transparent base. The gelatine layer became a transparent negative to improve print quality.
3) Its use impacted positively on American life and economy because after the roll film was made, complicated cameras were made until 1888. Its use impacted negatively on American life and economy because roll film isn’t use that often after the camera was invented.
Websites:
http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Rollfilm Name of Invention: Electric Fan
Date/ Year it was created: 1882
Inventor’s name: Schuyler Skaats Wheeler
1) The reason that the inventor created the invention was to cool a home.
2) The process used to create this invetion was to apply the science of electricity to make a fan turn.
3) Its use impacted positively on American life and economy because it kept places cool. Its use impacted negatively on American life and economy because it may be harmful when turned on.
Websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_fan
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_invented_the_first_electric_fan
Name of Invention: X-Ray Tube
Date/ Year it was created: 1913
Inventor’s name: William D. Coolidge
1) The reason the inventor created the invention was to improve the Crooks tube.
2) The process used to create this invention was to produce electrons by thermionic effect from a tungsten filament by an electric current.
3) Its use positively impacted the American life and economy because it is still used today in medical, dental, and industrial imaging fields. It’s use negatively impacted the American life and economy because vacuum tubes may produce x-rays if they’re a several thousand bolts or more which raises safety issues.
Websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray_tube Name of Invention: Crossword
Date/ Year it was created: 1913
Inventor’s name: Arthur Wynne
1) The reason the inventor created the invention was to invent a game for the paper.
2) The process used to create this invention was to make it diamond shaped with no black spaces.
3) Its use positively impacted the American life and economy because crosswords were a fun way of learning terms and facts. Its use negatively impacted the American life and economy because during the World War II, security officers were disturbed with the secret code names in crosswords.
Websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossword
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wynne
Name of Invention: Helicopter
Date/ Year it was created: 1907
Inventor’s name: Paul Cornu
1) The reason the inventor created the invention was to be the first truly free flight with a pilot.
2) The process used to create this invention was to use a two 20-foot counting-rotating rotors to be driven by a 24-hp Antoinette engine.
3) Its use positively impacted the American life and economy because helicopters are used for transportation, in construction, and have many other uses. Its use negatively impacted the American life and economy because this helicopter was not successful and was improved later on.
Websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter
http://inventors.about.com/od/hstartinventions/a/helicopter.htm Name of Invention: Air Conditioner
Date/ Year it was created: 1902
Inventor’s name: Willis Carrier
1) The reason the inventor created the invention was to improve manufacturing process control in a printing plant.
2) The process used to create this invention was to have air conditioning perform four basic functions:
Control temperature, control humidity, control air circulation and ventilation, and cleanse the air.
3) Its use positively impacted the American life and economy because air conditioners were used to improve comfort in home and automobiles. Its use negatively impacted the American life and economy because it uses too much energy.
Website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Conditioner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Carrier
Name of Invention: Typewriter
Date/ Year it was created: 1868
Inventor’s name: Christopher Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel W. Soule, and assistance from James Densmore
1) The reason the inventor created the invention was to assist as a printing machine in printing numbers in books, serial numbers on tickets and other items.
2) The process used to create this invention was to have a model with a full alphabet, numbers, and rudimentary punctuation.
3) Its use positively impacted the American life and economy because typewriters can print things that computers have difficulty printing. Its use negatively impacted American life and economy because it can be very noisy when a person is typing on the keyboard.
Websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sholes_and_Glidden_typewriter
Name of Invention: Periodic Table
Date/ Year it was created: 1869
Inventor’s name: Dmitri Mendeleev
1) The reason the inventor created the invention was to construct similar tables like any other periodic table.
2) The process used to create this invention was to leave gaps in the table when it seemed that the corresponding element had not been discovered yet and using trends to predict the properties of other elements.
3) Its use positively impacted the American life and economy because we learned the chemical elements through this periodic table. Its use negatively impacted the American life and economy because it may not give much useful information when you need it.
Websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table

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