TEAM LOS ANGELES

INVENTION POWERPOINT PROJECT

on FAMOUS INVENTORS

BICYCLEBy Devin Simpson

Karl DraisGerman Mechanics Professor

April 29th 1785 - December 10th 1851

Bicycle

• Carries people and items to there destination

• The Bicycle was invented in Paris

• In the year 1817

Interesting Facts About the Bicycle and Karl Drais

• Karl Drais had help from a German blacksmith.

• Karl Drais was awarded a grand-ducal privilege on January 12th 1818.

• The first bicycle had no pedals and, was made of cherry tree wood and softwood.

By: Lyndsey Swinderman

William

Murdoch

William Murdoch

1754-1839

Gas Lighting

• Gas Lighting is an artificial light from consumption of gaseous fuels.

• It lights up the areas that you place the light fixture in.

• Gas Lighting is made up of Hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, propane, butane ,acetylene, and ethylene

Where & When???

• Gas Lighting was invented in Redruth, Scotland.

• In the year 1792.

• It was the safest form of light in the 1700’s

Interesting Facts:

• Gas Lighting is made up of Hydrogen, Methane, Carbon Monoxide, propane, butane,

• It was the safest form of light the 1700’s

• William Murdoch made gas lighting to light his home

More Information:

Go to:

www.about.com and enter gas lighting in the search bar.

Or go to: www.google.com and enter gas lighting in the search bar for more information.

Hot-Air BalloonBy: Derrien Lesley

Joseph Mongolfier(August 26,1740-June 6 1810)

Etienne Mongolfier (January 6,1745-August 1799)

Where & When???

• The Hot-Air balloon wan invented in France

• In the year 1783

Hot-Air balloon

• Transports people through the air

• Originally made out of Sackcloth with 3 thin layers of paper inside

• Now made of Nylon fabric and Nomex

• Now used for entertainment and the U.S . army

Interesting facts about the inventors

and invention• Their parents had 16 children

• The Hot-Air Balloon was made with 3 thin layers of paper inside

• They thought they discovered a new gas called “Mongolfier gas”

Elizabeth SchultzThomas Newcomen

1663-1729Ironmnger

Steam Engine

• Helps the train move

• Converts potential engery

• Helps the steamship move

Steam Engine

• The steam engine was invented in the west midlands in the year 1710.

Facts

• The steam engine is used for power plants

• The steam was pumped into a cylinder in the train

• Thomas Newcomen made the steam engine because he wanted to improve it

Morse CodeSamuel F.B Morse

By:Justin Grigsby

MORSE CODE

• The morse code was created by samuel morse

WHEN

• The morse code was invented some time in the 1840’s

conclusion

• Now you know all there is to about the morse code

The amazing typewriterBy: Morgan KnowlesChristopher Lethem sholces

Born:Feb 14,1819 and died:Feb 17,1890

The typewriter• Striking a ribbon to transfer ink

• Writes letters on paper for you

• A key board-operated types

Where and When??

The typewriter was invented in Mooresburg

In the year 1868

Interesting facts about the typewriter and christopher

Christopher had help with the inventionThe typewriter is like a computer so

without the typewriter no computersIf you like to do stuff with get a feather and

make ink

The Box Telephone

Made by: Alexander Graham Bell 1847-1922

By:Kennedi Boyd

Facts

• The Box Telephone is a wire-based electricity system

• the box telephone was made in 1876

• The box telephone was made in Brantford, Ontario

Facts

• His first telephone commercial was based on his patent in January in 1877.

• He died on August 2,1922

Facts

• He died in Baddeck, Nova Scotia

• He was buried in Beinn Breagh Estate

The TelevisionBy Vance Singleton

Philo Farnsworth1907-1971

Television pioneer

Television

• Shows a picture

• Entertains you

• Inform you

• Persuade you

• Comforts you

Farnsworth television and radio corporation1927

The television was invented in the Farnsworth television and radio corp.

Made in the year 1927

Television

• Philo Farnsworth also created a video camera tube.

• He also created a small nuclear fusion device.

• He had a partner named Emma “Pem” Garden.

By:Tottianna KimbleGeorges Claude

1840-1960

Chemist/French Engineer

Neon Lighting

• The Neon light helps businesses

• When electrons become excide the glow

• Neon comes in over 150 colors

Where and When??

• The Neon Light was invented in France

• In the year 1902

Interesting facts about the invention and inventor

• Neon was first used in the United States

• Neon naturally produces a red glow

• Georges Claude lived to be 120 years old

The Telegraph

by: Hayden palmer

William Cooke (1806-1879) and Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875)

Profession: scientists

Telegraph

• Sends messages in Morse code

• Morse code: rapid tapping that makes letters and words

Where and when

• The telegraph was invented in Bavaria

• In the year 1837

Interesting fact

• The semaphore telegraph was the first telegraph that William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone made an advancement on