Let's take a step in a different direction. The next set of chapters we'll be discussing deal with the growth and change of America. After the War of 1812 we finally become recognized as a legitimate country. Other world powers begin to notice we've defeated/stood up to the British Empire twice and survived. Our population was growing and our land claims had doubled thanks to the Louisiana Purchase. We had now entered into an exciting time of "What is America really going to be?" type questions. One answer to that query is "Innovators".
Beginning around 1790, America slowly became one of the world leaders in new inventions and technological progress. The early inventions may not seem very cool or exciting, but they greatly changed the lives of people who could afford them/who worked with them.
Notice the title of this week's blog: Necessity: The Mother of Invention. I want you to watch this video and use the first 50 words of your comment to explain what that phrase means.
For the second half of your comments, do a web search and find an invention created in America between the years 1790-1865. Describe the invention and how it changed lives. Here's the catch-you cannot repeat an invention that someone in the class has already posted. So it is to your benefit to be one of the first commenters this week! It'd be cool if you posted a picture of your invention as your avatar this week.
When you say that necessity is the mother of invention, you’re saying that an inventor takes a need and fulfills it with their idea. The video showed this in a very creative way. I’ve heard that song more times than I could count, but the true meaning never really registered.
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For my invention, I chose the swivel chair. I’d usually not think of it as a groundbreaking invention, but, then again, it’s a chair and a thrill ride in one! It was invented by Thomas Jefferson, and the website I found this on put this point very well:
“Thomas Jefferson is known for two things: being the father of democracy and being the inventor of the swivel chair. It's unclear for which title he is more universally loved.”
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ReplyDeleteThe Mother of invention is necessity and this is because when somebody invented something it was because it made the thing easier or better. The reason the inventors made it is because it was hard to do something and this helped the people; therefore, necessity is the mother of invention because things were invented for necessities. (56)
ReplyDeleteI picked the cotton gin that was invented by Eli Whitney. Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793, and this changed many people's lives. The cotton gin removed the seeds from the cotton instead of the workers doing it. This made work much faster and made the amount of cotton harvested much greater.(54)
Well the mother of necessity is really just the inventions basically. An invention is where you make someone's life better or make something good happen. I really think that this video helps the kids realize the invention process. This video is good for teenagers to. I really think the necessity is the mother of invention. (60)
ReplyDeleteFor my invention I am doing the sewing machine. This machine helped us with countless of hours using our hands. My grandmother still uses one today, which proves how good this invention is. The sewing machine was invented by Elias Howe in 1846. I think this invention will go on for a long time. (55)
Necessity is the Mother of Invention means that when something becomes needed, you fill that spot with something. People needed light so Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. If Alabama ever needed to win another National Championship, then I would just go play for them. Well… maybe not… but still, you get the point. (55)
ReplyDeleteI chose the telegraph. It was like 1800s texting or emailing. Samuel Morse invented it. He transmitted signals over wire with this invention. It was ground breaking. He created Morse Code, which was dots and dashes that symbolized letters, for the messages. So with this invention you can send messages over long distances within several seconds. (57)
I think this phrase means that when you are in need of something someone needs to invent it. When something is a necessity it needs to be fixed. Many great inventions have been built off of this. Take example of the lightbulb . People were in dark so Edison made light. The invention I chose was the Sextent. It helped sailors navigate the seas using stars and geometry it changed the way that travel on water. It was a very important invention to America. Without this device many great explorers may have not found anything. Inventions like this are very important.
ReplyDeleteI think mother necessiry is an invention too. the inventions changed lives. I think this video was trying to tell us about the inventions through a time line. I think this video was good for several ages. ages from small to bigger. I bet even adults would like this.
ReplyDeletethe invention I chose was a vspor compression refridgearator. Oliver Evans invented this. it helps keep hot or warm air out of a space. it is also to. cool. in 1805 this was made. he was known as the father of refrigerator. this was used by recycling used air or vaporizing. it.
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The phrase seems to mean that we are smart and capable of doing anything, and if we need something, we can fix the problems that we face every day.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many inventions created by everyday people who wanted to solve everyday problems. These people shaped our country to help us do what we need to do daily in life. Without some of these inventions, America wouldn't be where we are now. (73)
I chose the fire hydrant, invented in 1801. The fire hydrant is obviously used to receive water to help put out fires by fireman. It was invented by Frederick Graff Sr. Imagine how much this helped fireman and how many lives and properties were saved. This invention helped save many people, and are still used today. (56)
This phrase means that because we needed all this stuff to grow as a nation that we were forced to make it. If we did not need it I doubt we would have any of that stuff today or the new inventions that we are making on a daily basis.(50)
ReplyDeleteThe phrase means that if we did not really need something that badly, then it most likely would not have been invented. I think that it means unless something was needed, it would not have been invented just because someone randomly thought of it. Just like we would not think to buy something if we did not need it.(59)
ReplyDeleteFor my invention, I am going to do the stove/oven. Jordan Mott invented the first practical coal oven in 1833. Benjamin Franklin did invent the Franklin stove though. Without a stove or any type of over, people would have to go outside and make a fire to cook their food over. But thanks to Jordan Mott, no one that could afford to have an oven had to worry about this! I cannot imagine not having an oven or stove at this day and time. It is something that we are so accustomed to now, that we expect to always have one. Back then people were lucky to have one!(109)
necessity is the mother of inventions. this means. this means that the inventions were necessary,using the sewing machine vs. sewing by hand was faster. the lightbulb gave light to a dark room, sure, candles could do that too, but lightbulbs were safer and brighter. inventions helped make the things that people did every day easier. (54)
ReplyDeleteJohn Deere was a blacksmith who invented the first steel plow in 1837. it was made of steel (for obvious reasons) and iron. because of this it was stronger than the normal plow. it was especially helpful to farmers in the great plains area because of the tough soil. (50)
In 1901 Hubert Booth invented a newer, modern and more compact vacuum cleaner to be used in homes everywhere for any mess on the floor. It had the same purpose as today's vacuums but with a simpler design and of coarse less technology used in them.Without a doubt this invention was needed to speed up the cleaning process for women everywhere.(62)
ReplyDeleteNecessity: the Mother of Invention – This is a short way of saying that wherever there is a problem to be solved, someone usually finds a solution. The video showed several examples of problems and solutions which had major impacts on our society. There are many, many other little things which make our daily lives easier that we seldom stop to realize “hey, someone had to invent that”.(67)
ReplyDeleteThe invention I chose, the safety pin, is one of those we often never think much about until it is needed. It was invented by Walter Hunt in 1825 in order to pay a $15 debt he owed. He designed a "safe pin" for securing clothing, which protected fingers from the sharp end. It enables mothers to keep diapers on babies and makes quick repairs to clothing. He patented the design in 1849 and sold his idea for $400. Almost a billion safety pins are made each year. (89)
I think what the whole mother necessity thing was about was how in that current time period there were people with a bunch of needs and problems they had that needed to be fixed so basically someone just comes in and fulfills the need/fixes the problem for the ‘mother’ with the necesity53.
ReplyDeleteIn 1800 in Italy Alessandro Volta discovered the first practical method for generating electricity and with that he invented the voltaic pile AKA the first battery. It was constructed with alternating discs of zinc and copper, with pieces of cardboard soaked in brine between the metals; the pile produced an electric current. It was the first reliable and steady current of electricity.64
I believe that this phrase means that our country had so many inventions at the time because people created things they really needed or things that they had a 'necessity' for. Take the steamboat for example. It made travel so much faster and easier. The cotton gin made life so much easier for cotton farmers. The sewing machine made sewing faster and easier too, (65)
ReplyDeleteI chose to research the suspension bridge. It was invented in 1801 by James Finley. The deck of a suspension bridge is held up by suspension cables (hence the name). The first real suspension bridge was called the 'Jacob's Creek Bridge.' Some ancient cultures made simple suspension bridges around 2000 BC but those don't really count.(57)