...During the early 1800s the United States grew and changed. Many of the changes were the result of new inventions. These inventions changed the way people lived, worked and traveled. Let’s investigate the effect these inventions had on the lives of Americans. One important invention was a machine called the cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney. During the early 1800s, southern planters were desperate to make the growing of cotton profitable. The production of cotton was slow work because the sticky green seeds of the cotton plant had to be removed by hand. The cotton gin increased the production of cotton because it quickly removed the seeds from the cotton plant. Cotton soon became the most important crop in the South, and by 1845 the...
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...Many people have wondered how Scarlet Fever has affected so many citizens all over the world. When we think about “Scarlet Fever” we tend to think of a deadly disease that kills hundreds of children on a daily basis. Scarlet Fever was a deadly condition that caused many people to suffer during the late 1800’s. Due to this matter it mainly affected younger children rather than adults. Due to lack of technology during the 1800s, it was not curable at that time. Scarlet fever didn't have a cure in the 1800s, citizens suffered from this disease leading to taking thousands of lifes at a young age. As an in-depth study of Scarlet Fever requires one to analyze its history, causes, symptoms, and it’s treatments. The history of Scarlet Fever date as far back as the late Mid- Twentieth Century when it widely spread in Europe. Scarlet Fever was discovered by “Thomas Sydenham” an English physician who was born in Wynford Eagle, and is best known for differentiating Scarlet fever better known as Scarlatine and the measles”. “ Scarlet Fever” is an Old disease, first described by Hippocrates in 400 B.C. 2,3” that throughout the last 100 years it has became less common. Although is has not completely disappeared it is still quite common in some parts of the world such as in...
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...The steamboats could travel at a speed of 5 miles per hour. Steamboats quickly revolutionized river travel and trade, and dominated the waterways of the expanding areas of the United States, like the Mississippi River. Communication was very significant in the 1800’s to the 1890’s in which sparked many people to communicate in several different ways. It gave Americans more opportunities to communicate as well as passing information along quicker. The invention of the telegraph allowed the settlers to communicate with other communities across the continent. Business owners could get information from people that are far away and citizens could hear about news that happened only the day before in another part of the country. This technology was greatly expanded after the Civil War with the help of a company called the Western Union Telegraph Company. This was often used as political battlegrounds, the Democrats sparred with the Whigs, which later became known as the Republicans. After the telegraph was created, this permitted the train station to become more effective by knowing exactly when the trains will arrive at the...
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...bankrupt (Britannica School). He soon lost all of his money and went into debt. Goodyear found a way to make rubber useful. This changed the world for the better. Goodyear had a difficult childhood, but soon that would all change because of one invention. He was born on December 29, 1800 in New Haven. Charles Goodyear started his career in a hardware store where he worked with his father (Britannica School). That store became bankrupt in 1830 and Goodyear’s life began to spiral quickly (Britannica School). After, Goodyear was in and out of jail for ten years because of lack of money and increase in debt that he had accumulated (Noonan). Little did he know, his life would juristically change because of a world-changing invention....
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...Invention of Photography Adam M. Bolenbaugh DeVry University Invention of Photography Photography, a nineteenth century scientific invention, has like many other technical innovations of the era “dramatically altered mankind’s perception and experience of the world, “an effect that continues to this day.” The invention of photographs defines the beginning of the modern era due to the effects it had on new systems of representation including graphic design and advertising. The photograph evolved and “it was this fertile and receptive soil” of the nineteenth century which saw its serious development. From the birth of lithography to the development of chromolithography, and the new systems of representation in graphic design and advertising on billboards, posters, and in magazines, its invention next to the printed word, is still the “widest form of communication” since the beginnings of the modern era. The ability and need to create and reproduce photographs ourselves has created a virtual reality that has Become an inescapable part of our modern era. The invention of photography as we know it in the modern world today is one which not one person can solely be praised for as many generations have been involved in its perfection. The concept behind photography is the “camera obscure” Latin for “dark chamber”, and was a room or box with a small opening or lens in one side which was known to the ancient world as early as Aristotle and Leonardo da Vinci...
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...As humans, we try to live a positive life. We also know that none of our lives our perfect so that means that there are negative impacts. The Modern Revolution came with many positive and negative impacts. There were new innovations and inventions made by people to impact the world. On the other hand people were dying because of various diseases. Although there were some negative impacts because of the Modern Revolution, the positive impacts essentially erased most of the negative impacts. All humans want to live their lives to the fullest and in order to live longer than an average human we can’t exceed some of our limitations and we have to stay healthy. In the short reading “Population Trends” by Ronald Lee he informs us as the reader how population trends have changed from 1700 to now and predictions for the future. “From 1700 to 2000, the average lifespan increased from 27 to 65. The average births per woman have decreased from 6 to 2.7 births and the population size decreased from .63 billion to 6.07 billion people”(Lee, Text 1). This shows how number of births per woman can affect the number of years you live. Also,...
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...Germ Theory Scientists often develop new theories and ideas once previous postulates are shown to be inadequate. After numerous attempts to understand how germs spread, scientists still lacked a theory that explained the cause of diseases. The germ theory was instrumental in formulating an understanding of various diseases in order to protect the public from lethal epidemics. The development of the germ theory is credited to Dr. Robert Koch, Dr. Joseph Lister and chemist Louis Pasteur. The theory helped other scientists develop future vaccines and procedures to stop the spread of disease. The invention significantly changed how society and medical experts thought about and practiced medicine. The germ theory made it possible for scientists to discover the complex causes of infections and diseases such as cholera. At first, the general public was very apprehensive about the rapidly changing medical practices that resulted from the germ theory. However, once these practices were successful, the public trusted the new procedures such as the introduction of the antiseptic practice. Although many medical breakthroughs were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th century the most significant was the discovery of the germ theory because it allowed European physicians to discover other medicines. It was the foundation for the discovery of other medicines such as cholera and the inception of antiseptic surgery. Before the invention of the germ theory, scientists did not understand...
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...Invention of Radio Technology Radio technology began as wireless telegraphy. This invention didn’t happen all of a sudden. The discovery of radio waves actually set the platform for the invention of radio. It all started with the discovery of radio waves- electromagnetic waves that have the capacity to transmit music, speech, pictures, and other data invisibly through the air. Radio wasn’t invented by any single person but instead was a combination of several scientists research each of whom pioneered a different area of electromagnetic radiation and radio waves during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Among these men are well known researchers that took part in the Invention of radio Technology such as Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, James Clerk Maxwell, David E. Hughes, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Tesha and much more others took a part in this invention. In 1800s, a physicist from Scotland had predicted radio waves then after this another physicist from Germany actually proved the existence of radio waves. He showed that waves are same as light or heat waves. Then, the invention of telegraphy with wireless technology took place. In 1860s James Clerk Maxwell predicted the existence of radio waves, Heinrich Hertz demonstrated the rapid variations of electric current could be projected into space in the form of radio waves similar to light and heat. In 1866 Mahlon Loomis an American dentist successfully demonstrated wireless telegraphy Loomis was able to make a meter connect to a kite...
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...on prehistoric events because on the first floor all they display is dinosaurs, monkeys and other mammals. The Natural History museum mainly focuses on prehistoric animals and early civilization of the Native Americans from the 1600’s to 1800’s. The museum displayed photographs and clay figures that showed us how people would look and dress during that period of time. I also learned some stuff about the Natives, the Spaniards and about some new inventions that happen during the 1600’s through the 1800’s. I walked around the for a while and then I arrived to level G. Level G focused more on American history and California history. One event that the museum displays is an ad titled “Reduction in Rates”. The ad was about the pacific mail steamship. The ad displayed the different prices people would pay in order to ride the ship. The prices varied from where you wanted to ride. The cost to ride in the cabin was five dollars and to ride in the storage you would pay three dollars. There was also a map from December 6, 1869, which belonged to the southern pacific railroads. The focused my attention on the early civilization because it links more to the discussions that we have in class. The museum displays many objects that shows us how new inventions helped make people’s lives easier. This relates to what we talked about in class because it has to do with the transportation system transportation system made it easier for people to move around. I also saw many craftsman tools. One artifact...
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...nation. However, the invention also encouraged slavery, which contributed the American Civil War. While the gin provided a quick and easy way to separate useless seeds from valuable cotton fiber, harvesting the cotton from southern plantations remained both time consuming and labor intensive. In their search for a cheap solution to the problem, plantation owners turned to slavery to provide the work force needed to harvest cotton. Eli Whitney...
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...Does black or white truly exist or is everything morally gray? The Industrial Revolution, from around 1760 to around 1820 to 1840, the era where production became a big factor to the economy and workers were treated poorly.At the end of the 1800s, the higher standard of living and treatment and life style of factory workers balenced out the Industrial Revolution. On the positive side of the Industrial Revolution’s effects, it led to some of the greatest inventions mankind has ever discovered. In a picture it shows a man next to a car that he owns or even possibly invented (Doc 11). Because this is the time of standards of living, people would make items that make life easier.In a text “The Results of Machinery, Namely Cheap Production and Incresed Employment”, the author states the Industrial Revoultions was filled with new discories and inventions that made life easier than how it was beforehand (Doc 4). The new inventions made life easier, therefore resulting in the higher...
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...History Notes January 17, 2013 Industrial Revolution in the USA * Growing population by the mid-1800s, the population of Europe and North America was on a rise. * The rapidly growing cities of the industrial world attracted people of different/every social class. Also the growing demand for textiles and other mass produced goods. The effects of the American Industrial Revolution ranged from positive, in the form of growing cities, individual wealth, and philanthropy, negative, in the form of child labour, abusive working conditions, and unsanitary living conditions. Positive and Negative impacts of the American Industrial Revolution on the United States Positive * Improve people’s daily lives by diversifying the number and quality of the kinds of products factories could provide, also ordinary Americans learned better, lived better and had more time on their hands as conveniences and efficiencies defined the Industrial Revolution. * Transportation and technology in terms of the expansion of business including the expansion of our transportation network out of necessity and brought US canals, highways and turnpikes. It better connected us together as a society. There was technological innovation such as interchangeable parts (Eli Whitney) and the textile mill (Samuel Slater) which revolutionized Americans lifestyle. * Jobs as factories in the major cities created hundreds of thousands of jobs, expanded the cities...
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...through various stages. Prior to 1800 nursing was only a religious act, from that infancy it grown to become modern nursing with hard work and continuous dedication of Florence Nightingale and Crimean War. The associate degree and 4 year nursing program revolutionized by Mildred Montage. In the years between 1957 and 1994 there were 900 community college nursing programs. Thus from olden era to the millennium era nursing evolved tremendously. The interactive timeline provided a lot of trends in nursing practice. Out of that I would like to mention about educational development, New inventions, and technological improvements. * There were enormous change in nursing education from uneducated to the highest level of education, like evidence based nursing and PHD and continuing education * There were a lot of inventions happened through all these years and we are fortunate to have these opportunity. * Like IT feild, the technology of nursing care has developed from nothing to the easiest mothod of care. In my perspective of nursing practice these all trends infuenced a lot. When I joined in nursing in 1986 as a student such technology was in primary stage and the inventions were not improved this level. As I worked I learned somany new things, and learning process is still continuing. From the basic nursing the trend is going forward to get more and more education and knowledge. New deseases, new organism, and new treatment...
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...It is commonly said that the only constant thing in life is change. In today’s world change is inevitable, even revered as the process for prosperity calls for it. There would not be a new and improved phone or car every few months without a high expectation for change. But it was not until the nineteenth century that this was so. The nineteenth century was the turning point for the world’s economies as, “the world was experiencing not only a dramatic change in industry [...] but also a transition to industry from agriculture.” This move from agriculture to industry showed how nations needed to modernize in order for the population to thrive. Just like today, during the eighteenth century, populations differed from one side of the earth to...
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...of modern medical imaging technologies. The evolution of advancements, including computed tomography, positron emission tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging, as well as considerable innovations to conventional imaging modalities, have revolutionized medical imaging in remarkable strides. These advancements in imaging and informative technology have led to the increased prominence of those who commenced the discoveries, back in the 1800s. Furthermore, there were many remarkable inventions and milestones, through the duration of time, that have transformed the healthcare science admitted today. Perhaps the most paramount topic of discussion...
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