Inventions

Question 1

Patent

Answer 1

A license issued by the government that gives someone the right to make, use, and sell an invention without others copying it.

Question 2

3 examples of inventions that came out of Thomas Edison’s “invention business” in Menlo Park, New Jersey

Answer 2

Phonograph, storage battery, the lightbulb

Question 3

Why is Henry Ford such a famous person in the history of the auto industry?

Answer 3

Henry Ford came up with a car that everyone could afford to buy and the car would go on longer. This was the Model T. He also came up with the assembly line, which created a mass production. This mass production allowed cars to be cheaper. Automobiles became popular as a result.

Question 4

What did Wilbur and Orville Wright accomplish in 1903?

Answer 4

First gas-powered airplane

Question 5

How did each of the following inventions change the way people live?

Answer 5

The telegraph- the telegraph changed the way people lived by providing an easier way of communication. The telephone- the telephone changed the way people lived by providing an even more advanced way to communicate. The electric lightbulb- the electric lightbulb changed the way people lived by providing safe light for them when it was dark