The Great Impacts of China?
China? Yes China, during the 19th century china as in teacups and pottery became almost a status symbol to some people. As China at the time was expensive, at least to have real China, from China was. There was a need a need for cheaper and easily bought China for people to have. China and Porcelain are often confused as synonymous with each other though they are not. Even though China is basically Porcelain, it is cooked at a lower heat than true porcelain is,1,204 degrees Celsius compared to 1,454 degrees Celsius. Porcelain was created by heating materials such as clay at high heats to attain a somewhat glassy, smooth texture. People tried many times through out Europe to replicate the process of making porcelain but with no luck. It seemed the Chinese had specific technique for making the material and they were not sharing. At some point the Portuguese brought back kaolin clay which they found to be essential in the creation of porcelain. In 1712 a frenchman came back to Europe harbouring the secrets of the Chinese pocelain making process and the secrets became known. Porcelain began being maufactured through out Europe and Porcelain China became a status symbol. Now that China was being mass produced and was much cheaper people began to buy it because it was so hard to attain before. They wanted others to think that they actually had real China. Today people still want and use China and porcelain also has many other uses.
Source One: http://www.madehow.com/Volume-5/Bisque-Porcelain-Figurine.html
Source Two: http://www.madehow.com/Volume-1/Porcelain.html
Source One: http://www.madehow.com/Volume-5/Bisque-Porcelain-Figurine.html
Source Two: http://www.madehow.com/Volume-1/Porcelain.html
The Sewing Machine!
The Sewing Machine is a useful invention created by Barthelemy Thimonnier. It can produce a straight stitch to bind fabrice together using string and is still used commonly today. Although the Sewing Machine may seem simplistic and easy to use that is not the case. The machine is actually made up of an electric motor and connected with other materials underneath its exterior. The sewing machine is a great invention that is used today all over the world and that many people own, it is helpful and ideal for the people of today.
Source One: http://home.howstuffworks.com/sewing-machine2.htm
Source Two: http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventions/a/sewing_machine.htm
Source One: http://home.howstuffworks.com/sewing-machine2.htm
Source Two: http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventions/a/sewing_machine.htm
Wrench? Whats that?
In 1835 the first wrench was pattented by Solymon Merrick, the wrench is used often today by a variety of people. It is probably in the tool box of almost every person on the planet. The Wrench is used to tighten and loosen things. The wrench is clamped on to the bolt being turned and then pulled at a right angle and the bolt turns to, loosening or tightening it. The wrench is quick and easy to use and as of today most everybody owns one.
Source One: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wrench
Source Two: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blwrench.htm
Source One: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wrench
Source Two: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blwrench.htm
A Bicycle? Where did we get those?
Whats something that everyone has and everyone uses? Why the bicycle of course, everyone has a bike and learns to ride it at a young age, its a right of passage for children everywhere. Over the centuries bikes have drastically evolved from what they first were. In the beginning the bike did not even have pedals, it was simply two wheels and a seat, to move you had to push your feet off the ground and propel yourself. When the bike did eventually get pedals they were wooden and shook the driver well riding the bike. It is not really known who invented the first bike as there is evidence of bikes before Ernest Ficheux and his son Pierre invented the first one with pedals. Nonetheless bikes were still invented and many people use them today as a great form of transportation. Eventually bikes began to change and evolve to become the fun and common device people use all of the time today.
Source One: http://www.pedalinghistory.com/PHhistory.html
Source Two: http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventions/a/History-Of-The-Bicycle.htm
Source One: http://www.pedalinghistory.com/PHhistory.html
Source Two: http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventions/a/History-Of-The-Bicycle.htm
Dynamite! BOOM!
Most people know about Dynamite or at least what dynamite generally seems to do, blow stuff up. Not many know where it actually comes from. Dynamite is actually a combination of the materials nitroglycerin and cilica. Dynamite was first discovered by Alfred Nobel who was trying to find better ways to blow up rock. Later in 1867 Dynamite was pattented and that is why we have Dynamite now. Its a useful tool for destroying unneeded buildings and rocks also it makes appearances in action movies quite often.
Source One: inventors.about.com/od/dstartinventions/a/Alfred_Nobel.htm
Source Two: http://dynmitethemightyblast.weebly.com/history-of-dynamite.html
Source One: inventors.about.com/od/dstartinventions/a/Alfred_Nobel.htm
Source Two: http://dynmitethemightyblast.weebly.com/history-of-dynamite.html
Oh Light Bulb what would I do without you?
The light bulb is probably one of the most useful inventions to ever grace the world, they are everywhere and used all of the time in every building around the world. How would we have light without lightbulbs? The lightbulb was first invented by Thomas Edison was pattented in 1879. The light bulb was experimented with and perfected through out the years until eventually it became the light bulb we have now. What would we do without the light bulb?
Source One: energy.gov/articles/history-light-bulb
Source Two: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bllight2.htm
Source One: energy.gov/articles/history-light-bulb
Source Two: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bllight2.htm