There are many inventions that have been invented to help benefit Texas. Some of these inventions are the Parrott Rifle, the Brooke Gun, barbed wire and the discovery of pasteurization. The Parrott Rifle was invented in 1860 and patented in 1861. It was invented by a man named Robert Parker Parrott. Parrott was a past West Point graduate and also he was an ordnance officer.
Eli Whitney and Cyrus McCormick are two of the most impressive early inventors in United States history. Both inventors had huge impacts on the agricultural field with their respective inventions. Whitney’s cotton gin, which was created in 1793, revolutionized the plantation of the South. Similarly, McCormick’s reaper had the same effect on the North. The reaper had much of the same effect on wheat that the gin had on cotton, allowing wheat field to be picked in a fraction of the time after its use became widespread years after its creation for a neighboring farm in 1831.
Lloyd Hall invented meat curing products, seasonings, emulsions, bakery products, antioxidants, protein hydrolysates, and many other products that keep our food fresh and flavorable. The meat curing inventions were important because
Forgotten Founder: The Life and Times of Charles Pinckney, written by Marty Matthews, tells the seldom shared story of the live of Founding Father and native South Carolinian Charles Pinckney. Charles Pinckney spent the majority of his life dedicated to public service in both South Carolina and the greater United States. During his 67 years of life, he served in the South Carolina Senate, the South Carolina House of Representatives, the Confederation Congress, the United States Senate, and the United States House of Representatives. Additionally, he served four terms as the governor of South Carolina, filled the position of the American Foreign Minister to Spain, and attended the Constitutional Convention as one of four delegates from South Carolina. During his time in office, he sought to unite the lowcountry
Frederick McKinley Jones's invention of the portable refrigeration unit revolutionized the storage and transportation of perishable goods. In the early 1930s, he found the need for a reliable cooling system to preserve food and medical supplies during long-distance transportation ("Frederick McKinley Jones" Biography.com). According to Wikipedia, Jones's
William Henry Webb, better known as Chick Webb, was born February 10, 1905 in Baltimore,Maryland. He was born with a condition in his back called spinal tuberculosis which led him to have poor health his entire life. Webb was a small hunchback man with great musical talent that people called an “unconquerable spirit”. He was one of the greatest jazz drummers of the Harlem Renaissance and still influences jazz drummers today. As a child, Webb had really stiff limbs because of his condition so his doctor suggested he play an instrument to loosen up.
Professor Dorothy Roberts discussed her latest book Fatal Invention where she made references to how science, politics, and big business recreate race in the 21st Century. She discussed with Tavis Smiley the different incentives that are used in science, business as well as the Government to categorized race. Despite research that showed that the black race and the white race is only .1% genetically different from each other many are still making an argument that the races are very different and merit ongoing discussions In terms of commercial incentives, Professor Roberts believed that many products are produced based on the assumptions that you can divide the human species into biological groups call race. This was evident in the labeling
A very interesting man who was born in February 16, 1839 in Stoughton, was Ellis Drake, who according to a story in Boston Sunday Globe in 1909 invented a two-piece figure-eight stitched baseball cover. Ellis Drake was the only son of a shoemaker named John Ellis Drake who was married to Susan S. (Treadwell) Drake.
For instance he invented the cotton gin in 1793. He went to plantation owners named Catherine Green and Phineas Miller. Catherine said it was very hard to take out the seeds from cotton balls. So they asked him to make the cotton gin for the south. Phineas Miller said he will pay all cotton gin expenses.
Automobiles. Telephones. Lightbulbs. These were some of the major technological innovations created during 1865 to 1920. These creations impacted many Americans, even to this day.
Hero’s toy was very small yet very helpful (made in 130BCE) into the making of many other steam engines. This toy used a fire underneath a pot with water in it. The steam would raise from the boiling water and spun a wheel round and round. This steam pressure could be controlled and directed in a way that would produce mechanical motion. Hero’s toy led to many other inventions just like his but much more
Jonas Salk test his polio vaccine. HeLa cells influence scientists to invent the process of freezing cells to be shipped worldwide. Henrietta’s cells introduced first steps toward cell cloning. In 1953, chromosomes are viewed clearly for the first time, leading to the discovery of a human’s 46 chromosomes. People began to wonder of whom those famous cells had originated.
Technological advances have greatly shaped our regions in many different ways in the throughout the 1700s. Geography and the resources have also affected technology during the 17th century in different regions to create an identity. During America's expansion time period, there were many breakthroughs in technology, which made the U.S stronger. Thus, making more regional individuality in different areas of the states with the help of technology. First off, technology in the 17th century was crucial when it was invented, becoming popular and in more demand because of how useful it was.
The innovation of the Gilded Age was a time in American history that was made possible by a number of factors. Some of these same factors also gave rise to Industrial Capitalism. The labor availability of the time, the government;s laissez faire policies, railroads, and new ways to produce manufacturing all became fuel for the fire of Industrial Capitalism. For example, the labor availability gave way to cheap labor which helped increase the profits of those in power. On top of that, the railroads transformed the entire economy by transporting cheaply made products all over the country.
The Roaring Twenties were full of dramatic, social, political, and economic changes ("The Roaring Twenties,1). Post World War I, the era marked the beginning of modern times with new and worthy developments. More and more people were abetted to live in the cities, most people had jobs, therefore money to spend, and they spend it by “having a good time” (McNeese,88). While the society got rid of their miseries; sciences, arts, and businesses renewed themselves by evolving. This research paper briefly gives examples from advances in technology, transportation, and entertainment while discussing their benefits to the United States.
