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Cotton Gin
Eli Wittney, a graduate from yale, was on a trip in Georgia when he noticed a need for a machine that separated the cotton from its seeds. This led to the invention of the cotton gin. -
Submarine
Robert Fulton invented the submarine in France. He desired undersea travel and in his first test the Nautilus dove 25 feet under the ocean. -
Fulton's Steamboat
The steamboat was invented by Robert Fulton who saw a need to transport people from New York City and Albany and set up a business doing so. He called the steamnoat the North River Steamboat. -
Phonograph
Thomas Edison and his team of scientists created the phonograph which recorded sound and could play it back. He devloped this invention in his lab in Menlo Park and it was created by Edison's experiments of trying to strengthen telephone signals. -
Machine Gun
John Thompson invented the machine gun in 1920 for the United States military who started using them in 1928. It was also popular among gangstersof the 1920s
