Science and Urban LifeCh.8 Section 1

Technology and City LifeSkyscrapers

◦Taller buildings were made possible by the invention of elevators and the development of internal skeletons Louis Sullivan- Wainwright Building in St. Louis Daniel Burnham-Flatiron Building in NYC

Electric Transit◦1888-Richmond, VA became the first U.S. city

to electrify its transport◦Some cities built elevated trains or subways◦People could now get around the city quicker

and live farther from work

Technology and City Life

Engineering and Urban Planning◦City planners wanted to restore some serenity

to the urban environment◦Frederick Law Olmstead- designed Central Park

in NY and many other parks for major cities City Planning

◦Chicago architect Daniel Burnham designed Chicago's lake front area and city center

New Technologies

Printing◦Literacy at nearly 90%◦Huge demand for books, newspapers, and

magazines ◦New machines could print on both sides of a

paper role simultaneously, count pages and foldAirplanes

◦Orville and Wilbur Wright First successful flight lasted 12 seconds (Dec. 1903) By 1920, the U.S. had airmail service

New TechnologiesPhotography

◦1888- George Eastman introduced the Kodak camera

◦The camera would be sent back to Eastman’s factory for processing Millions bought cameras Photojournalism began