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Typewriter Invented
- Invented by Henry Mill
- Invented in England
- Illustrates words and sentances faster than humans
- This invention was needed to speed up the process of writing
- This invention changed society by making it faster to write and by making writing more legible.
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Spinning Jenny Invented
- Invented by James Hargreaves
- Invented in Lancahire, England
- Spins eight threads at a time with manual spinner
- This invention was used to spin multiple threads at one time
- It changed society by speeding up the production of clothing
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Cotton Gin Invented
- Created by Eli Witney
- In New Haven, Connecticut
- The cotton gin separated the seeds from the cotton
- In 1793
- It would usually take a slave a day to remove seeds from one pound of cotton, but with the cotton gin fifty pounds of cotton could be cleaned in one day.
- This idea came from when he took a trip down to Georgia and saw the lack of productivity in the cotton making process.
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Telegraph Invented
- Invented by Samuel Finley Breese Morse
- Sends messages across a certain distance in Morse Code which is decodeed and becomes a message.
- This was needed so that information could be spread across a distance much quicker than the mail
- It changed society by improving the speed of traveling information.
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Light Bulb Invented
- Invented by Thomas Edison.
- Invented in Menlo Park.
- The light bulb illuminates an area using electricity.
- The invention was needed for light instead of using candle light.
- The invention changed society by improving lgiht sources for safety and efficency.