The inventions of the industrial revolution
the two major inventions
Alexander bell's telephone
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An engineer in the field of communications, Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1847. He moved to Ontario for better oppurtunities, and then to the United States for the "American Dream". He settling in Boston way before he started his great invention. Throughout his life in Scotland and America, Bell had been amused and interested in the communication of deaf people. This interest lead him to invent the microphone. This was the first step towards the hearing aid. In 1876, his "electrical speech machine" finally got the public's eye. News of his invention quickly spread like a forest fire throughout the country. News of his accomplishment even spread into Europe. By 1878, Bell had set up the first telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut. Soon, long distance connections were made between Boston, Massachusetts and New York City by 1884.
Bell imagined wide uses for his telephone, but he never would have imagined telephone lines being used to transmit video images and voices. Since his death in 1922, the telecommunication industry has went through an amazing revolution. Today, deaf people are able to use a special display telephone to communicate. Fiber optics are improving the quality and the speed of data transmission.
Cited: "Bell's Telephone." Alexander Graham Bell and His Telephone. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2013."
Cited: Alexander Graham Bell." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 July 2013. Web. 07 Mar. 2013.
Rudolf diesel's diesel engine
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Rudolf Diesel was born in Paris in 1858. His parents were foreign immigrants. Rudolf Diesel was educated at Munich Polytechnic in Europe. After his graduation, he was employed as a refrigerator engineer. During this time, he was in love love with the idea of a new, more powerful engine. Rudolf Diesel designed many heat engines, including a solar-powered air engine, but they never got much publicity.
In 1893, he published a paper describing an engine with combustion within a cylinder. In 1894, he filed for a patent for his new invention. During the first prototype, Rudolf Diesel was almost killed by his engine when it exploded. Even after many failures, his engine was the first that proved that fuel could be ignited without a spark. He operated his first successful engine in 1897.
In 1898, Rudolf Diesel got permission for the #608,845 patent for an "internal combustion engine" ;the Diesel engine.
The diesel engines of today are refined and improved versions of Rudolf Diesel's original idea and invention. They are often used in submarines, ships, locomotives, and large trucks and in electric generating plants.
Cited: "Bell, Alexander Graham (1847 - 1922)"
Cited: Moon, John F. (1974), Rudolf Diesel and the Diesel Engine, London, UK:
In 1893, he published a paper describing an engine with combustion within a cylinder. In 1894, he filed for a patent for his new invention. During the first prototype, Rudolf Diesel was almost killed by his engine when it exploded. Even after many failures, his engine was the first that proved that fuel could be ignited without a spark. He operated his first successful engine in 1897.
In 1898, Rudolf Diesel got permission for the #608,845 patent for an "internal combustion engine" ;the Diesel engine.
The diesel engines of today are refined and improved versions of Rudolf Diesel's original idea and invention. They are often used in submarines, ships, locomotives, and large trucks and in electric generating plants.
Cited: "Bell, Alexander Graham (1847 - 1922)"
Cited: Moon, John F. (1974), Rudolf Diesel and the Diesel Engine, London, UK: