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By allowing instant communication over larger distances at any given time, growing telephone networks made urban sprawl possible
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The incandescent light bulb was patented in 1879 by Thomas Edison, with that invention, economic growth could extend well beyond sunset.
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The ability to distribute processed goods such as steel, turned America from major importer to global power exporter of goods.
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Electric refrigeration for home use helped citizens sustain their food supply for extended periods of time.
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The Samurai warriors fell to the Gatling Gun, and American enemies would fall to the invention of the submachine gun.
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"On September 7, 1927 American inventor Philo T. Farnsworth transmitted an image through the purely electronic means of a device called an "image dissector." This was the first all-electronic television"