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Samuel F.B. Morse revolutionized long-distance communication. It gave Americans the chance to send and receive messages at unprecedented speed and volume.
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Henry Bessemer and William Kelly developed the first cost-efficient process for the manufacture of steel in 1856, which helped fuel the Industrial Revolution.
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Elisha Otis' invention of the elevator enabled a whole new type of architecture.
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Christopher Sholes' invention of the typewriter revolutionized business. It allowed for its expansion and sped up life, as most American technologies have seemed to do.
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George Westinghouse invented a more reliable and cheaper solution to stop heavy-duty vehicles, railroads trains and air planes.
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Alexander Graham revolutionized the way that people can instantly communicate with others across great distances.
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Thomas Alva Edison's invention changed the way we listen to music and the way performers create it.
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The invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison and Lewis Latimer gave people control over light and changed the way people lived.
