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2nd Industrial Revolution/ Patents |
Number of Patents : 1790 - 1860: 36,000 patents 1860 - 1890: 500,000 patents |
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Thomas Edison |
Accomplishments: Made electric power widely available (light bulb) 1880 Power plant for New York City 1882 |
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Transcontinental Railroad |
Symbolization: 1862 East Coast to Mississippi River New lines laid between Omaha, Nebraska, and Sacramento, California Improved transportation of goods, people and communication |
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Telegraph/ Telephone |
Communication: Telegraph sends messages over wire, Morse code followed Telephone communicates through lines over wide span area |
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Bessemer Process |
Without Creation: Without the Bessemer Process the Brooklyn Bridge may not have been possible as mass production of steel that is lighter, stronger and flexible is not available |
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The United States |
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