Invention Timeline-Paige Johnson

  • Bifocals

    Bifocals
    Bifocals were in invented in 1760 by Benjamin Franklin. As a teenager Benjamin Franklin became an expert swimmer. Bifocals are also called spectacles. The bifocals are important because they help people see better. If people don't have good eye vision than they could just use the bifocals and their vision would improve a lot better and they wouldn't need bifocals anymore.
  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney in 1794. 1fact.Eli Whitney was born December 8, 1765, and died January 8, 1825. 2fact.The cotton gin was invented in North Carolina. Its a machine that seperates cotton faster so people can get done working faster. Its affected us by helping us sort cotton a lot faster than it would take somebody.
  • Mechanical Reaper

    Mechanical Reaper
    The Mechanical Reaper was invented in 1831 by Cyrus Hall McCormick. 1fact.Cyrus was born July 9, 1867, Brooklyn, N.Y. and died October 7, 1950, New York, New York. 2fact.The Mechanical Reaper was made in Baltimore, Maryland. The mechanical reaper cuts small grain crops for people so they don't have to do it and it gets done alot quicker than a person would. It lets people relax a little bit.
  • Morse Code

    Morse Code
    Morse Code was invented in 1835 by Samuel F.B. Morse. 1fact.Samuel was born April 27, 1791, Charlestown, Massachusettes and died in New York City April 2, 1872. 2fact.People used to use it to communicate sometimes in wars. Morse Code allows people to communicate with eachother in a certain code so other people can't understand what they're saying. If it wasn't invented then people would probaly get in trouble for saying stuff there not allowed to say.
  • Contious Sewing Machine.

    Contious Sewing Machine.
    The Contious Sewing Machine was invented in 1846 by Elias Howe. 1fact.Elias was born July 9, 1819, Spencer, Mass., U.S. and died October 3, 1867, Brooklyn, N.Y. 2fact.The contious sewing machine has been in business since the 1850's and people are still enjoying its performance. The continous sewing machine allows people to sew stuff faster than usual. If it wasn't invented it would take people longer to sew stuff.
  • Telephone

    Telephone
    The telephone was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell. Alexander Graham Bell was born March 03, 1847 and died August 02, 1922. There are under 5 telephones per 100 people in India. The telephone is something that we can use to communicate by talkling to people without seeing them. The telephone has affected the society by letting people talk to each other when they might need to know something important.
  • Zipper

    Zipper
    The Zipper was invented in 1893 by Gideon Sundback. 1fact.Gideon was born April 24, 1880 and died June 21, 1954. 2fact.People think it was Whitcomb L. Judson but it wasn't. It was Gideon Sundback. The zipper lets us stay warmer when its cold because you're able to zip up jackets and coats. It helps alot of people who aren't used to the cold. You're aloud to have jackets on at school but not coats. Coats can be fluufy while jackets can't.
  • Air conditioning

    Air conditioning
    The Air Conditioning was invented in 1902 by Willis Carrier. 1fact.Willis was born November 26, 1876, Angola, N.Y. U.S. and died October 7, 1950, New York, New York. 2fact.Some historians blame the growth of federal bureaucracy on air conditioning. The air conditioning helps keep us cool when its hot. It lets us cool down so we won't burn up.
  • Windshield Wipers

    Windshield Wipers
    The Windshield Wipers were invented in 1905 by Mary Anderson. 1fact.Mary was born February 27, 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died April 8, 1993, Portland, Oregon. 2fact.Automatic windshield wipers were invented in 1921. The windshield wipers are important because they help us see in the dark in a vehicle. If the windshield gets dirty we can turn on the windshield wipers and it will clean it so we can see it.
  • Microwave Oven

    Microwave Oven
    The Microwave Oven was invented in 1945 by Percy Spencer. 1fact.Percy was born July 19, 1894, Howland, ME and died in September 8, 1970. fact2.The microwave oven was invented in Waltham, Massachusetts. The microwave oven lets us warm our food up. If it wasn't invented then we would have to eat some stuff raw. It warms food up so it won't be all raw and distuging. If it was raw then people would probaly be barfing all over the place.
  • Computer Mouse

    Computer Mouse
    The Computer Mouse was invented in 1964 by Douglas Engelbart. 1fact.Douglas was born in Portland, Oregon, USA in 1925. 2fact.Ball mouse devices were first manufactured for the company Xerox by Jack Hawley and computer devices were marketed in 1975. The computer mouse is important because it lets surf the web a lot easier. If the computer mouse wasn't invented then we would be using the mouse on the computer and it screws up somtimes so we would have to wait for it to stop screwing up.