1800's Inventions and Innovations

By roseschuchard
  • Steam Engine

    Steam Engine

    Inventor: James Watt
    When:1777
    Where: New York
    The steam engine made getting products and people to their destinations faster. It is still used today mainly to transport people rather than products or goods.
  • Steamboat

    Steamboat

    Inventor: Robert Fulton
    When: August 17, 1807
    Where: New York
    It impated society by creating a way to go transport bigger goods and people to move up the Mississippi River. Newer models of the steamboat are used today.
  • Erie Canal

    Erie Canal

    Inventor: Immigrants
    When: October 26, 1825
    Where: New York
    It made shipping faster and easier becasue there were no railroads yet. It is still used today for shipping.
  • Railroads

    Railroads

    Inventor: John Stevens
    When: August 8, 1829
    Where: Hoboken, New Jersey
    Railroads created a form of transportation. Railroads are still used today. Commuter trains are used for people to get to their desinations.
  • Mechanical Reaper

    Mechanical Reaper

    Inventor: Cyrus McCormick
    When: 1834
    Where: Virginia
    The mechanical reaper made harvesting crops faster than before.It is still used today mostly in rural areas.
  • Steel Plow

    Steel Plow

    Inventor: John Deere
    When:1837
    Where: Grand Detour, Illinois
    The steel plow made farming faster and it allowed almost anyone, skilled or not, able to farm. This helped increase prodection rate and created a higher demnad fot the crop you are farming. It is still used today mostly in southern areas.
  • Telegraph

    Telegraph

    Inventor: Samuel Morse
    When: June 10, 1840
    Where: New York
    The telegraph had a major impact on American society because it allowed more people to communicate with on another. It is not used in present day.
  • Morse Code

    Morse Code

    Inventor: Samuel Morse
    When: June 20, 1840
    Where: New York
    Morse code gave people another way to communicate with on another. It is still used today by few groups of people.
  • Vulcanized Rubber

    Vulcanized Rubber

    Inventor: Charles Goodyear
    When: June 24, 1844
    Where: Springfield, Massachusetts
    Charles Goodyear brought back rubber and as the rubber industry was going under. It is still used today for tires and some shoes.
  • Sewing Machine

    Sewing Machine

    Inventor: Isaac Singer
    When: September 10, 1846
    Where:Cambridge, Massachusettes
    The sweing machine made production faster and allowed mass amounts of product to be made. Also, it gave woman a new skill. It is still used today to make clothes and products.