Definitions
A new idea, device, or method
innovation
Factories _______________from oil-lit lamps to bulbs.
transitioned
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
The change to light bulbs from oil-lit lamps made factories _____________ and ____________.
brighter and safer
A useful new device or process
invention
But which invention has had the biggest ________ on life today?
impact
How many designs did Edison try to improve the light bulb?
3,000
What technology do we use today that was inspired by Bell's telephone?
Cell phones and the Internet
a powerful or major influence or effect
impact
Zippers have been making life easier since 1891. They're on clothing, luggage, tents, shoes, and more. They're also on airtight suits for astronauts. And fire-safe _______________ for firefighters.
equipment
Alexander Graham Bell created a speech recording machine because his mother and wife were _________.
deaf
Waterproof seals
Ziploc bags
Supplies or tools needed
equipment
Could it be Alexander Graham Bell's __________?
invention
10 years after Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone, how many people owned one?
100,000
Before electricity, when did factories have to close?
To make a change from one state, place, or condition to another
transitioned
The First Industrial Revolution was well under way. _______________ was spreading from jolly old England to the good old U.S. of A.
Innovation
Who invented the zipper?
Whitcomb Judson
When was the roller coaster invented?
1898