Who Made That?

4/16/2013

Today we discussed how it was Charlie Chaplin's birthday, and how far movies have come since his movie star days. The question then was presented who invented the first phonograph because it was so important to the introduction of sound to movies. So this blog question is to test your "Inventor Insight".

Pick one or more of the following inventions to explain:
1.) Who invented it.
2.) How it has changed our world and sparked other inventions or advances.

The inventions are:
-phonograph
-telephone
-motorized car
-airplane
-vaccinations
-assembly line
-air conditioning
-bifocal lens (glasses)
-electric hand held calculator
-cotton gin
-crayons
-elastic
-jeans
-light bulb
-locomotive (train)
-paper towels
-potato chips
-thermometer
-video games

36 Comments

Prashanth K.

4/17/2013 09:00:14 am

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The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison in 1877 .It was the first instrument to reproduce recorded sound. It has sparked the invention of tape recorders,CD players and other music systems.

Prashanth .K

4/17/2013 09:05:10 am

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1877.With the help of telephone one could communciate with other very easily over long distances within a few seconds.Thsi sparked the invention of other efficient communication systems like cordless phones, cell phones etc.

Prashanth.K

4/17/2013 09:10:45 am

The first person to create a motor car..Is debatable. The first patented, produced, published & actually used car, was made by Karl Benz. Thsi sparked the invention of better motor engine cars, electronic cars,better fuel efficinet cars etc.

Prashanth K.

4/17/2013 09:22:55 am

The Wright Brothers were the first people to invent the airplane This sparked the invention of jet engines,jet planes etc

Prashanth K.

4/17/2013 09:26:11 am

The British physician and scientist Edward Jenner developed and generalized the vaccination technique against the dreadful smallpox disease. It helped Prevent many dangerous diseases like polio,small pox etc

Prashanth K.

4/17/2013 09:30:29 am

Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford invented the assembly line, a factory arrangement in which work passes from one operation to the next until workers (who remain stationary) complete the product. This system sparked the making of products efficiently and quickly for a lower price

Prashanth K.

4/17/2013 09:34:10 am

on July 17, 1902, in response to a quality problem experienced at the Sackett-Wilhelms Lithographing & Publishing Company of Brooklyn, Willis Carrier submitted drawings for what became recognized as the world's first modern air conditioning system.

This helped manfacturing better air conditioners for homes offices etc.

Prashanth K.

4/17/2013 09:39:23 am

Although there has been some debate about the inventor of this type of glasses, the invention is generally credited to Benjamin Franklin. This sparked the invention of better lenses for the glasses, contact lenses etc

Prashanth K.

4/17/2013 09:43:22 am

Kilby, Van Tassel, and Merryman of Texas Instruments invented the electric hand held calculator. It led to invention of higher range calculators. scientific calculators etc

Prashanth K

4/17/2013 09:46:55 am

Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin revolutionized the cotton industry in the United States. It sparked the invention of use of cotton in many fields like clothes,beds etc.

Prashanth K.

4/17/2013 09:55:07 am

For thousands of years, mankind has used a variety of different instruments to write and draw. However, the first ‘modern’ crayons originated in Europe. No one knows who first invented them. However the earlier crayons and pastels are credited to Leonardo Da Vinci.Crayola crayons, the most popular crayons used today, were invented by two cousins- Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith. They invented them in 1903. It sparked the inventions of high quality of pastils and crayons inthe field of drawing and paintings

Prashanth K.

4/17/2013 10:00:42 am

The rubber( elastic) band was patented in England on March 17, 1845 by Stephen Perry.Tjis lead to the invention of use elastic band in clothes etc.

Prashanth K.

4/17/2013 10:03:14 am

Levi Strauss was the inventor of the jeans so popular today. He started making them in 1872 and had them pantented in 1873 with Jacob Davis. This lead to the creation of better quality and comfortable jeans.

Sanaa

4/17/2013 10:05:30 am

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Sanaa

4/17/2013 10:05:48 am

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im not tellin you

9/23/2013 09:06:41 am

really you had to delete your comment

Prashanth K.

4/17/2013 10:07:15 am

Thomas Alva Edison created the first light bulb. This has lead to the invention of longer lasting filament and better quality bulbs.

Prashanth K.

4/17/2013 10:10:01 am

The first successful locomotives were built by Cornish inventor Richard Trevithick in 1804. this lead to faster traveling and shipping in less time

SanaiaTypoIt

4/17/2013 10:11:21 am

George crum invented potato chips. He was an african American chef and his food was really popular

Prashanth K

4/17/2013 10:13:06 am

Paper towels were invented by the Scott Brothers in 1879. This sparked the cleaning of stains and messes better.

SanaiaTypoItGeorge

4/17/2013 10:13:11 am

Prashanth stop anserwing all the questions that's not fair to the rest of the class! !!!!!

Prashanth K.

4/17/2013 10:15:58 am

Crum was working as the chef in the summer of 1853 when he incidentally invented the chip. It all began when a patron who ordered a plate of French-fried potatoes sent them back to Crum's kitchen because he felt they were too thick and soft.

To teach the picky patron a lesson, Crum sliced a new batch of potatoes as thin as he possibly could, and then fried them until they were hard and crunchy. Finally, to top them off, he added a generous heaping of salt. To Crum's surprise, the dish ended up being a hit with the patron and a new snack was born!

This sparked the tasting of junk food and better tasting potato flavors.

Prashanth K.

4/17/2013 10:19:14 am

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit was a Dutch-German-Polish physicist, engineer, and glass blower who is best known for inventing the mercury thermometer, and for developing a temperature scale now named after him. This invention led to the the measurment of temperature during sickness. This sparked the invention of better quality of thermometers.Like digital.

Prashanth k.

4/17/2013 10:21:55 am

Ralph H. Baer is a German-born American video game pioneer, inventor, engineer, known as "The Father of Video Games", who is noted for his many contributions to games and the video game industry. this sparked the entertainment in gaming and led to better graphic video games

Prashanth K.

4/17/2013 10:30:28 am

Oh yeah i know this is not a blog question yet but nasa stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration

SanaiaIRalph

4/17/2013 10:37:40 am

Im going to add to the potato chip comment. Did you know the first chip covering was made out of wax sometimes they had to staple it.nthat was fun fact

Paris link

4/22/2013 08:32:15 am

Edward Binney and Haroid smith invented crayons

Paris link

4/22/2013 11:03:14 am

The guy who invented video games was Ralph H. Baer

Paris link

4/23/2013 08:39:44 am

Video games distract themselves so they won't bother their moms and dads

Khloe

9/16/2013 09:39:08 am

That's right Paris cause video games do distract people alot

rayne

11/8/2013 05:57:03 am

hi mrs.hill

autum

9/23/2013 09:18:12 am

I video games could distract you because when your dad calls you or you mom calls you you would be very distracted and you would maybe get fussed at or you might get your game taking away im just sayin what happened to me before because I was playing epic mickey two and after that I played my daddy opps game with the zombies the whole time I was playing I was supposed to be working out with my dad and I was supposed to do zumba with my mama so thats how video games are distractable.

rainbow

11/8/2013 05:59:21 am

i also agree with autum

dynasty

1/9/2014 11:29:08 am

autum you are right but my stepbrother it happens every day and he can not hear apeep and hi autum

Khloe

9/23/2013 09:21:00 am

Good job Autum because I agree with you because that happened to me once.

Madeline Bryant link

1/2/2016 06:48:11 am

The invention of crayons sparked more things that you can draw and color with , such as the erasable color pencils, markers, colored pencils, different colors of crayons, Mr. Sketch Markers, and oil pastel.

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