Technological innovations of the United States
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Technologies or gadgets that are either developed or significantly advanced in the United States.
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[edit] History of Technological Innovations in the United States
During each period of American history, one can find a seminal technological innovation that shaped the economy and society at that time.
Cotton gin was invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney. This technological innovation had a tremendous effect on the American economy and society in the early 18th century. The cotton gin greatly increased the production of cotton fiber. And the cultivation of cotton became a lucrative business, and drove the economic activity of the American South. Cotton gin also affected the society as it greatly increased the need for slave labor to maintain the cotton production.
Cyrus McCormick invented the reaper in 1831.
Thomas Edison made the first public demonstration of incandescent lighting on December 31, 1879
1920s
1930
1940s
- Nuclear weapons
- The Transistor
1960s
1980s
- Personal Computers
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[edit] References
- America Calling: A Social History of the Telephone to 1940, Claude S. Fischer, Publisher: University of California Press; Reprint edition (February, 1994), Paperback, 424 pages, ISBN 0-520-08647-3
- Science, Technology and Society, Robert E. McGinn, Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (October 1, 1990), Paperback, 304 pages, ISBN 0-13-794736-4
[edit] Further reading
- Technopoly : The Surrender of Culture to Technology, Neil Postman, Publisher: Knopf, 1st edition (March 17, 1992), Hardcover, 222 pages, ISBN 0-394-58272-1
