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Most Important Inventions During The American Industrial Revolution

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The time of the American Industrial Revolution was an important time in American history. It allowed for America to become what it is today. There were many influential and important inventions created for example the steam engine, the carbon filament, and the telegraph but the most important invention was by far the refrigerator. The refrigerator was first designed by Oliver Evans in 1805 but he never built one so in 1835 Jacob Perkins took the idea and changed it creating the very first vapor compression refrigeration system (Atteberry). The reason the refrigerator was the most important invention during the time period was because it allowed for the country to expand and become what it is today. Before the refrigerator in order to keep food cooled people had to harvest ice. The ice harvesting industry was a very successful business at the time, it was very profitable for many people. The harvesters would cut the blocks of ice from the frozen lakes and rivers and then they would be sold for around 20 cents per pound. Those who bought them would store them in ice houses where they would store ice year round. They used the ice in their ice boxes which were wooden boxes that were lined with metal and insulated with sawdust. The ice boxes were used for the same purpose as refrigerators but they were …show more content…

The air conditioner was revolutionary. They were first created in 1931 but at the beginning, they were very expensive so the would only be in the house of those who were extremely wealthy, and not until after World War II did they become something you would find common in every household (Green). With the air conditioner, it allowed for people to live comfortably in the warm climate states like the southern half of the United States. In today's world, 99% of houses in the South have air conditioners in their homes

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