Important Inventions

This article was an overview about the inventions that helped to shape America. There are many important individuals that today are given credit for these creations. Their inventions helped in America's overall progression. The Bessemer Process revolutionized the steel making process. Steel soon replaced iron on the railroads which ran all throughout the nation. When Thomas Edison created the first electrical power plant, electricity was accessible all throughout New York City. His work helped to altogether improve the workplace. When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, not only did it benefit the workplace but it helped to improve domestic life as well. Individuals could communicate with others all over the nation. They could share ideas, get help in emergency situations, and more. With all these improvements America was becoming more and more successful. However, with all this advancement there was a down side. Cities were becoming extremely polluted and populated. There was no way out because everyone wanted to be there. It offered a new life and the true "American Dream." Never before had these citizens seen such success with this sort of lifestyle. It is evident that after experiencing the Civil War first hand, American citizens would want change. All the craziness was over and the new inventions served as almost a way to erase the horrid past out of their minds. They helped the citizens to move forward and look onward to a bright future.

"Invention." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 30 Jan. 2010.