How did the invention

of Electricity change
American Culture or
society?
Light Bulb
Imagine life without power;
without light. Living off candle
light and fire. Thomas Edison
invented the light bulb in 1879
changing the world forever. This
one invention would
dramatically change the
everyday live of Americans.

Telephone
In 1876, Alexander Graham
Bell invented the telephone.
Today, everyone carries their
smartphones in the size of their
jean pockets, but in the late 19th
century, Americans were
discovering the most quick and
effective way to communicate in
long distances. The
invention of the telephone
will transform America into
the

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Gilded Age

Inventions

Mass Producing Steel

Although, Andrew Carnegie did not invent the process, he brought the idea to America! The
steel industry would become one of the greatest monopolies of all time, creating the ability to
mass-produce cars, bridges, skyscrapers and so much more. This new invention will transform
America into an industrial superpower! It will grow large cities like New York and Chicago, it
will connect cities and towns that were otherwise
difficult to access, and it would allow for even greater
inventors to continue their work, knowing that steel
was easily assessable.

Airplane
The airplane was first flow in
1903 by the Wright Brothers.
This new invention changed
American society, war, and

What other
inventions changed
America?

Assembly Line
Model-T
The invention of the Assembly line
developed by Henry Ford
revolutionized production and allowed
companies to produce goods quickly
allowing them to become cheaper and
more affordable for the middle class.