Banneker took it home and carefully took the watch apart and examined and drew each of the parts the watch contained. Then Benjamin placed all the pieces together again and gave it back to the salesman. Ever since Banneker was little boy, farm tools and machines always fascinated him. Banneker also enjoyed watching machines and learning how they work. In 1753 Banneker invented his first wooden clock which kept its time for the rest of his life.…
Benjamin Montgomery, he invented a propeller that could cut the through the water. He invented the propeller so boats would go faster. Henry Boyd, he invented the corded bed with the wooden rail into both the head board and the foot board. And he bought his own freedom, also he started his own company it was called the Boyd bedstead. Benjamin Bradly, he invented a steam engine.…
Bobby Lima 1608-Present Bobby Lima was famous for making magical slime. The slime could be morphed into any shape and would have different effects depending on each slime color and shape. Almost every hunter used these slimes because their effects helped them capture rare creatures. These slimes were considered to be very valuable and Bobby Lima became very rich. Many people have tried to replicate the slime but so far no one has succeeded.…
The powder horn, stemming from colonial America, evolved through multiple time periods to fit the demands of the military during the Revolutionary Era. They used to be considered an art form rather than a tool for battle in colonial America. However, commencing in the French and Indian War, they were repurposed from being used solely in warfare, then refined even further during the Revolutionary Era. Makers hand-picked larger, more sturdy horns and became a widespread and necessary tool in the 1700's. Despite the powder horn being predominately used in combat, the art form was not relinquished, thus leaving behind not only a significant piece of history for tools in battle, but a piece of elaborate art alongside…
Can you believe a dentist created cotton candy? It is a true fact and the man’s name was William Morrison. William Morrison was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in 1860. William Morrison graduated from the University of Tennessee Dental College.…
He started inventing toys as a child. His father taught him how to make his own toys as a child including a pressurized Chinaberry shooter he made out of bamboo shoots and a go-cart made from junkyard scraps and a lawnmower engine. Some of his other experiments landed him in hot water with his mom, including tearing up his sister’s baby doll to see how it’s eyes opened and closed, and nearly burning down his house when he tried to cook rocket fuel in one of her saucepans. Super Soakers, attack! (Photo:…
Using pneumatic drills, holes were bored into the rock for explosives. Five hundred pneumatic drills, hoses and compressors were purchased from Ingersoll Rand. Compressor plants were installed just below the outlet portals, near Arizona, and upstream by the inlet portals. Pipes of 2 to 6 inches in diameter were used to take compressed air to the work…
Ransom E. Olds invented the assembly line in 1901, in order to keep up with the high demand for horseless carriages, but it was Henry Ford who improved on Ransom’s idea. Henry Ford installed conveyor belts on the assembly line and this improvement allowed him to mass produce automobiles at a rate that was once impossible. As a great inventor and entrepreneur, Henry Ford was able to transform the lives of the common American for the better. He was able to improve the working conditions for factory workers and make sure that the workers wanted to work for him. Although Henry Ford did not invent the assembly line, his perfecting allowed him to change the way that the common Americans lived by giving them inexpensive but reliable automobiles, by…
In 1800, Henry Maudslay had invented a machine for creating unique screws which was one of the most innovative and precise machine of that time named screw-cutting lathe . Designed all from metal, the new invention was strong distinguish because of performance, precision including slide-rest, durability and adjustabile gears. The machine has 12 feet in diameter and up to 10 feet in diameter for the spindle, producing screw and bolt which had to fit perfectly with an individual nut. The screws and bold had that unique and precise shape because the machine has an spindle that could advance in a continual rate.…
" Elliot was the one who built while Ruth Handler organized the way of selling. " Mattel first entered the picture frame business using scrap plastic and wood. With the leftover wood slats and plastic Elliot designed dollhouse furniture…
Rifles Rifles replaced muskets in battle. It has a longer range(about 1,000 yards) and it is more accurate than a musket. The Union and Confederacy both used rifles in battle. Some of the rifles they used were the Spencer carbine (a rifle that could fire multiple times before reloading) and the Smith carbine(not used as much after the invention of the Spencer carbine and the Shapes rifle).…
The real inventor gets overshadowed in the history of the game while the man people say made it really took the idea. In 1903 Elizabeth Magie invented a board…
Describe the new inventions of the 20’s and how they impacted society. Make connections between these products and the societal changes that have impacted our modern life today. During the 1920’s or how some may call it “The Roaring 20’s, there were many new inventions that changed the American way of life. Things such as the Jukebox and television.…
- 1793 - THE COTTON GIN EMERGES The most successful invention ever The cotton gin is the most revolutionary product of our century! The beautifully handcrafted invention has improved our productivity by almost double. Since the day it was invented, our economy took a turn for the better, steadily increasing amounts of cash flowing into our pockets then to the welfare of our citizens.…
When did the Mahjong invent? Some people said that Mahjong was original in Spring and Autumn Period, others said that was original in Ming Dynasty. Where did the Mahjong birth? Ningbo and Min-Hakka are the place which most people said. There's a wide spectrum of opinions on these problem.…