John W. Hetrick Influence On The Rise Of Technology

The new found balloon technology also lead to other advancements in warfare, like the aircraft carrier. Aircraft carriers are advanced warships from wooden balloon-carrying vessels, that were originally just used for observation. Without the advancement of balloon warfare technology, there would’ve been no need for the aircraft carriers. Aircraft carriers are very important and vital to the present military. Without aircraft carriers, our brave airmen would have nowhere to land their plane in case of emergency. This is all due to the great mind and innovation of Thaddeus Lowe.

He started right away and built the first powered engine from scratch in less than 6 weeks! That’s crazy! Plus, he made all the metal parts used in the airframe. He had so many great things going for him and now this! He was very talented and was very determined with his work.

He is considered a leader in this field, changing the face of manufacturing. He is the owner of numerous patents in the USA, Japan, Europe and China. He has been actively involved in cooperation with the navy in the design of advance fire protection systems for the new Nimitz class aircraft carrier. He has work in the design and development of special products for the Pyramid in Paris, The White House, The Staples Center in LA, and most recently for the Freedom Tower and the UN in NYC.

The safety hood is an overall amazing invention. Garrett Morgan really did a good job on this one. He saved most likely thousands of people, by inventing this safety hood. I know some people might argue that the traffic light is also very important, the real thing to consider is that the safety hood saved more people, and was better in the long run. So, since all of these people were saved with just one invention, how could this not be the most

Ultimately, he obtained a position at Glidden Company as the lab director. There he invented Aero-Foam, a product that made from soy protein to put out oil and gas fires and was widely used in World War II, as well as other soybean-based inventions.

His inventions helped everyone out, which improved the standard of living. Thomas Alva Edison

Ralph Waldo Emerson said once: “When it’s errands are noble and adequate, a steamboat bridging the Atlantic between Old and New England and arriving at its ports with the punctuality of a planet, is a step of man into harmony with nature.” Steamboats were essential to moving goods quickly without delay and people efficiently, which changed the face of the Earth. It changed the entire world with how fast it moved and it’s machinery and created a better way to travel over oceans. Robert Fulton is credited with creating the steamboat however, he only created the first functional and commercially successful steamboat. Born in Pennsylvania on November 14th, 1765, he spent lots of time in Lancaster, a hub of intellectual people and technology. After inventing the first submarine, he attempted multiple times to attack British naval ships with them. The French employed him for his experimental boats as they were in a war with Britain at the time, but after seeing that his boats were unsuccessful, they essentially fire him. The British sent an agent to recruit Fulton to create contingencies to submarine attacks. After working with them, he brought back a fully operational Watt steam engine. Using this, Robert Fulton invented

The American industry developed gradually in the first half of the nineteenth century. A sequence of levies sanctioned by the congress between the year 1816 and 1828 safeguarded the manufacturing industry (Johnson, 2012). However, Samuel Morse the inventor of the telegraph system was credited for his successful discovery that brought a great impact to the American culture and expansion as well. This paper

Jacques Cousteau was a man of all trades. He was a photographer, inventor of diving devices, undersea explorer, soldier, writer, oceanographer, and documentary host (“Jacques Cousteau biography,” n.d.). He developed the first ever trademarked SCUBA device titled the Aqua-Lung (“Invention; the Aqua lung,” n.d.). SCUBA is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. Cousteau made his grand entrance June 11, 1910, in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France. Cousteau was a sickly child, who the doctors told not to participate in any strenuous activity. He learned to swim at age 4 and soon developed a love for the sea as well as developing a mechanical aptitude (“Jacques Cousteau biography - life,” n.d.).

In the medical field, there have been many achievements by both men and women. Whether it was developing, discovering, or being the first person to do something, they all shared an impact on the way the medical field is today. I researched Jonas Salk, the man who developed the Polio vaccine. I selected him because I believe he has one the of biggest impacts on the medical field today. In my opinion, without him, the Polio epidemic would still be killing many people, in not only the U.S., but around the world as well.

Robert Fulton was an engineer and inventor who is credited with the first practical submarine. Another inventor was Humphry Davy who was chemist and inventor; he is best known for his discoveries of several alkali. Frederick Albert Winzer was one of the pioneers of gas lighting, he is also credited with the metronome. Richard Trevithick was an inventor who was credited with the locomotive.

Everyone knows Leonardo Da Vinci for his Last Supper Painting and the Mona Lisa. Not only was Da Vinci a painter he was also an inventor. He had a fascination for planes and other unique things. He made the designs for things like guns and planes that we use for our military and did not even know he was the first with the ideas of these inventions . He made designs for four flying machines such as the anemometer and the parachute. He made designs for four war machines such has the crossbow and armed car. He made designs for five innovations such the clock and the colossus. And last but not least, he designed two water machines such as the scuba gear.

Henry Ford passion and interest in the field of engineering and mechanics lead to creation of Ford motor. First step by Henry Ford in this regard was the development of automotive mechanic in 1899. In 1899 he founded the Detroit automobile company. After this first step by him he established Ford motor in 1903. At the time of creation of Ford motor there already exists 87 different companies with different brands in US. Henry Ford established Ford motors with a new and different vision. That differentiate vision was the cultural impact of automobiles on the society. He came with this idea and position the brand in this way to differentiate Ford from existing brands. He positioned the brand by convincing consumers that car is an affordable item than a luxury one. He entered into market with a strategy of mass production, improved and use of latest technology, effective supply chain and changing life style. He introduced the motto “Help the other fellow” which creates a friendly working environment among the employees and motivates employees to implement the concept of team work (Ford.com, 2014)

Garret Morgan was also a great inventor whose invention had a major impact on the world. He had two major inventions in his life: the gas mask and the traffic light. Even though he has invented many things, Garret is known mostly for the traffic light. Take a second and think about what driving would be like without lights to direct traffic at an intersection. There would be a whole lot of accidents every day. Because of this, the impact of his invention is felt by everyone in the world on a daily basis. You cannot drive anywhere, almost, without seeing a traffic light at least one time and, on top of that, they have saved so many lives.

“If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied”. This means that you can have a thousand ideas and only one will come out good. Alfred Nobel impacted the citizens of the United States because he invented an explosive called dynamite and the Nobel Peace Prize. The explosive was used in the war, which made it more dramatic.