Technology Project: Day 1

Welcome Knights!

So far you have all conducted some preliminary research. Now that you have selected an invention from the 2nd Industrial Revolution, it is your job to further your knowledge and be able to identify and explain the invention AND its societal effect.

You may use the links provided but you are NOT limited to these sites. These are simply suggestions to start the research process.

Good luck!

Dynamite

https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Dynamite

https://www.encyclopedia.com/science-and-technology/chemistry/organic-chemistry/dynamite

Motorcycle

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/motorcycle.htm

Telephone

https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-telephone-alexander-graham-bell-1991380

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alexander-graham-bell-patents-the-telephone

Light Bulb

http://www.softschools.com/timelines/history_of_the_light_bulb_timeline/284/

https://www.bulbs.com/learning/history.aspx

Steam Turbine

http://www.edisontechcenter.org/steamturbines.html

Maxim Machine Gun

https://militaryhistorynow.com/2017/10/24/machine-gun-how-hiram-maxims-rapid-fire-invention-changed-history/

Swiss Army Knife

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/swissknife.htm

http://thenewartemis.com/2014/03/19/history-of-the-swiss-army-knife/

Flashlight

http://www.historyoflighting.net/electric-lighting-history/history-of-flashlight/

Vulcanized Rubber

https://www.thoughtco.com/vulcanized-rubber-1991862

Farm Plow

http://www.ploughmen.co.uk/about-us/history-of-the-plough

Bicycle

https://www.evelo.com/history-of-the-bicycle/

http://www.bicyclehistory.net/bicycle-history/history-of-bicycle/

Airplane

https://www.thoughtco.com/airplanes-flight-history-1991789

Colt 45

http://dailycaller.com/2015/04/24/the-45-colt-history-and-surprising-facts-about-this-iconic-cartridge/

Toaster

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/toaster.htm

Cannon

https://www.trivia-library.com/b/military-and-war-weapons-the-cannon.htm

Phonograph

http://personal.psu.edu/jtk187/art2/phonograph.htm

Boats

https://www.steamboatsprings-realestate.com/steamboat-springs-history.php

Printing Press

http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/press.html

Steam Locomotive

http://www.trainhistory.net/railway-history/history-of-steam-locomotive/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-steam-locomotive-160577159/

Elevator

http://www.elevatorhistory.net

https://www.elevators.com/a-brief-history-of-elevators/