Invention

- 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. In our history this must be the most successful invention ever, created by the great Eli Whitney. The Cotton Gin works by separating the seeds from the cotton we use so much of. With our newfound cotton, we can make even more clothes than we thought was humanly possible, with only a few people working with it. The North hasn’t been using this invention, yet,…

Eli Whitney was a very innovative man whose inventions led to the mass production of cotton throughout the south. Making it much easier for it to be picked and cleaned for sale to northern textile industries. Eli Whitney was an American inventor who created the cotton gin and pushed the interchangeable parts mode of production. By the mid-19th century, cotton had become America’s leading export.In 1794, Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton…

“What makes a great idea great?”(page# author). Throughout Steven J. Paley’s novel The Art of Invention, Paley answers this question and many more as he vividly illustrates how great inventions contain three essential characteristics: simplicity, elegance and robustness. This book, written for the aspiring inventor, describes how inventing is a creative act, and offers detailed guidance on how to refine your own creativity and vision. Paley uses his experiences as well as real-world examples to…

Throughout Human History many inventions had revolutionize the world. Many of them were known for their complex and inconceivable process in the invention development but there are others that surprise the world not because of their complexity but because of their simple design yet couldn 't live without them. Along with the pencil and many others there is an invention that is often used for its simplicity but is still undetected by people’s eyes. The zipper is one of them, Elias Howe who…

Since the primordial times, the humanity felt the necessity to devise tools that would facilitate their daily activities. In a time where the world was craving for new devices, the inventors appeared. However, the rise of inventions is not limited to today’s world, and to understand that we should first define what an invention is. From my understanding, an invention is nothing more than a complex process of creating a new device; to rephrase it, when someone invents a tool, he or she is…

a pair of knitting needles is no way to capture food?" (Gunpowder quotes), this quote talks about how the Chinese made many great inventions like gunpowder. Gunpowder is very important because it created a weapon of mass destruction that was easy to make. Gunpowder was first invented by the Chinese in 850 A.D.. Gunpowder was originally discovered during experiments. The Chinese alchemist encountered that a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter burns very fast, so they put…

When one thinks of an invention we can imagine and pick out examples of wonderful and animate objects that have made a positive impact on society and the community. In many ways the inventions that have been created over history have contributed to the beneficial evolution of humanity, such as health care inventions like vaccines or technological inventions such as cars or phones. The important aspect is that these inventions focus on creating objects in particular that ease the way in which…

Most of the many inventions from World War II are still in use today. Many lives were forever changed because of the new ideas brought to us during this time period. During World War II, many new inventions and innovations were created that impacted America forever. Many famous and important inventors created their most well-known creations during World War II. Inventions such as penicillin, the atomic bomb, and the microwave are only very few of the inventions that the mastermind inventors…

Though just reading the words don't hit home what this done to the wool industry, but changing the motion of the blades from circular to straight improved the cut to the wool and also improved the speed of the shearing process dramatically. Being one of the industries that helped Australia advance into the modern world at that time, this invention could be seen as the driver of Australia’s advancement. So far ahead of its time was his inventions design that to this day no improvement has been…

People have always needed to communicate with each other, and the invention of the telephone has changed the human life. Today we have a very advanced telephone but it all started 140 years ago with a simple microphone. Year 1876 Alexander G. Bell received his patent on the telephone. This was a revolutionary invention that awed the general public. Only three days after filing the patent Bell called his assistant Mr. Watson from a nearby room and said the famous first message on the telephone…