Technology_in_America.pptVIP

Conclusion Company Logo L o g o L o g o Technology in America 李林奉丁一凡 Contents Early 19th Century 2 Late 19th Century 3 Early 20th Century 4 Mid 20th Century 5 Late 20th Century 6 Introduction 1 Technology It is a system of practices, often involving a physical device, that accomplishes some result desired by some influential segments of society: government planners, military leaders, businessmen, or even a large proportion of citizen consumers. Benjamin Franklin’s scientific achievements won international acclaim. His energy and versatility were remarkable. He had many inventions, Such as lightning rod, Franklin stove ,bifocal glasses, a miniature printing press, And even a strange musical instruments called armonica, which employed combinations of tuned glasses. He contributed to the theories of electricity and first applied The terms “positive” and ”negative” to electrical charges. Early 19th Century Benjamin Franklin Early 19th Century Lightning rod Franklin stove Glass Armonica Thomas Jefferson was a student of agriculture introduced various types of rice ,olive trees, and grasses into the new world. Then he studied the feasibility of introducing those crops to parts of the united states. Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson Stressed the pragmatic side of science and linked their scientific discoveries closely to technological developments. Early 19th Century Thomas Jefferson Early 19th Century Eli Whitney(1765-1825),inventing Cotton gin around 1973. Some children are even familiar with Whitney’s development of the system of mass production of wea- pons with interchangeable parts. But Whitney’s gin did not perform very well with most kinds of cotton being grown at that time. Early 19th Century Robert Fulton was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on November 14, 1765. His early education was limited, but he displayed considerable artistic talent and inventiveness. His lifelong interest in sci