Inventions+from+1868-1900

INVENTIONS:

CHRISTOPHER SHOLES: INVENTION: PERFECTED THE TYPEWRITER YEAR: 1868 SIGNIFICANCE: SPED UP COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BUSINESSES

GEORGE EASTMAN: INVENTION: LIGHTWEIGHT KODAK CAMERA YEAR: 1888 SIGNIFICANCE: PHOTOGRAPHY DIDN'T REQUIRE BULKY EQUIPMENT AND CHEMICALS. AFTER TAKEN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PICTURES YOU CAN GET THE PICTURES DEVELOPED. MADE PHOTOGRAPHY A HOBBY. ELIJAH MCCOY: INVENTION: CREATED A SPECIAL DEVICE THAT OILED ENGINES AUTOMATICALLY YEAR: 1872 SIG NIFICANCE: IT MADE OILING RAILROAD ENGINES AND FACTORIES EASIER. GRANVILLE T. WOODS: INVENTION: SENDING TELEGRAPH MESSAGES TO MOVING RAILROAD TRAINS YEAR: 1872 SIGNIFICANCE: TO TELL TRAINS IF THEY MIGHT BE HITTING ANOTHER TRAIN OR IN DANGER

JAN MATZELIGER : INVENTION: INVENTED A MACHINE THAT COULD DO ALL THE STEPS IN SHOE-MAKING INSTEAD OF DOING IT ALL BY HAND. YEAR: 1883 SIGNIFICANCE: EASIER AND FASTER WAY TO MAKE SHOES