Important American inventions
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The Telegraph was created by Samuel Morse, he lived in Charleston, Massachusetts. In 1836, Morse formulated the rudiments of the telegraphic alphabet which is now known as the Morse code. He filed for a patent in October the same year. The first telegraph line was soon to be created after being passed by congress. Morse wrote "the long agony is over". In May of 1844 the telegraph line from Washington to Baltimore was set up and on the 24th he sent a message "WHAT HATH GOT WROUGHT" and the message instantly flashed in Baltimore 40 miles away.
The first sewing machine in America that was patented was created by Elias Howe from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Howe was obsessed with the idea of creating a mechanical sewing machine and many before him tried, and gave up or were successful but didn't patent it. Howe's ideas failed until the idea of a lock stitch came to him. His second patent was made in 1846, which also failed. After coming to New York a man named George Bliss bought his sewing machines. Isaac Singer began using his sewing machines and trying to patent them when Howe sued and became a very wealthy man.
The steam boat era began in 1787 when John Fitch made the first trial boat on the Delaware river. He later built a larger boat that carried passengers between Philadelphia and Burlington, New Jersey. He got his first patent on August 26, 1791. He only got the patent after he proved to James Rumsey that it was his idea as they both had similar designs.
The mill invention was by Samuel Slater in December of 1790. Based on designs by Richard Arkwright, Slater built a mill on Blackstone River, Rhode Island. His mill's were the first American factories to make cotton yarn with water powered machines. He immigrated from England and built this mill from memory of the blue prints of the mill's.
The cotton gin was a major invention by Eli Whitney in 1793 created in 10 days. Before this invention, it would take a days for a slave to remove the seed from one pound of the cotton plant. With the cotton gin ("engine"), a slave can get 50 pounds per a day making the crop profitable. Slavery was seen necessary due to the need of enough planters, cultivators and pickers.
The first sewing machine in America that was patented was created by Elias Howe from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Howe was obsessed with the idea of creating a mechanical sewing machine and many before him tried, and gave up or were successful but didn't patent it. Howe's ideas failed until the idea of a lock stitch came to him. His second patent was made in 1846, which also failed. After coming to New York a man named George Bliss bought his sewing machines. Isaac Singer began using his sewing machines and trying to patent them when Howe sued and became a very wealthy man.
The steam boat era began in 1787 when John Fitch made the first trial boat on the Delaware river. He later built a larger boat that carried passengers between Philadelphia and Burlington, New Jersey. He got his first patent on August 26, 1791. He only got the patent after he proved to James Rumsey that it was his idea as they both had similar designs.
The mill invention was by Samuel Slater in December of 1790. Based on designs by Richard Arkwright, Slater built a mill on Blackstone River, Rhode Island. His mill's were the first American factories to make cotton yarn with water powered machines. He immigrated from England and built this mill from memory of the blue prints of the mill's.
The cotton gin was a major invention by Eli Whitney in 1793 created in 10 days. Before this invention, it would take a days for a slave to remove the seed from one pound of the cotton plant. With the cotton gin ("engine"), a slave can get 50 pounds per a day making the crop profitable. Slavery was seen necessary due to the need of enough planters, cultivators and pickers.