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The key inventions and their impact on society during various historical periods, focusing on the steam engine in term 1, agriculture in term 2, transportation in term 3, and communication in term 4. The inventions discussed include the horsepower, mining pump, crank, steam plough, steam tractor, toronto binder, marquis wheat seed drill, steam boats, steam locomotives, bicycles, telephone, wireless radio message, newspapers, and assembly line. The inventors mentioned are james watt, thomas newcomen, thomas savery, charles saunder, hart massey, sam mclaughlin, henry ford, reginald aubrery, and guglielmo marconi. How these inventions revolutionized their respective industries and transformed society as a whole.
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TERM 1
DEFINITION 1 Key Inventions: Horse Power, Mining pump, Crank Shaft Power sources: Coal, water, steam Inventors: James Watt, Thomas Newcomen, and Thomas Savery How did these change or affect the society? - made it easier to clear mines- opened a lot of mines TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 Key Inventions/events: Steam plough, steam tractor, Toronto Binder, Marquis wheat, seed drill Power source required: Coal, water, oil, gasoline, steam Inventors: Charles Saunder and Hart Massey How did these inventions change/affect society? - work that was done by hand could now be done by machinery- farmers could have large crops effectively-seeds in the prairies improved- people moved to cities TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 Key inventions/events: Steam boats, steam locomotor auto mobile, Bicycles Power source required: Gasoline, coal, water, electricity Inventors: Sam McLaughlin and Henry Ford How did these inventions affect/change society? - people had freedom to travel- Anywhere too far to walk could be done by bicycles instead TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 Key inventions/events: Telephone, wireless radio message, newspapers, party line Power source required: Electricity Inventors: Reginald Aubrery and Guglielmo Marconi How did these inventions change society? - created new jobs - communicate faster- allowed food to be ordered home- government could communicate with citizens through newspaper TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 Key inventions/events: Assembly line Power source required: Steam and electricity Inventors: Henry Ford How did inventions affect/change the society? - factories could become longer and more efficient- items could become more affordable