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Inventions also helped promote industrial growth in the late 19th century.
The telegraph was invented in the pre-Civil war period by Samuel Morse
in order to help the railroads communicate, stay on schedule, and
prevent accidents. It was soon used to place orders for goods by means
of the Morse Code and to ensure that both raw materials and finished
products were delivered to the right place at the right time. The
telegraph thus promoted economic growth and boosted the economy.
QUESTION:
 Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel L. Morse invented the telegraph.
 How did it promote industrial growth?
It was used to help railroads communicate with each other ,stay on
schedule, and prevent accidents but it also was used to place orders
for goods to ensure raw materials and finished products were taken
to there destination in time.
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell (1876) and
improved communication of the telegraph. Now businesses could
communicate by telephone more quickly and easily. His company
was called Bell Telephone Company and later became American
Telephone and Telegraph(AT&T). Soon homes of wealthy people
had telephones and eventually almost every home would have a
telephone. The telephone was easier to use because it did not
require people to learn a new system of communication such as
the Morse Code. It caused Morse Code (telegraph) to become an
invention of the past and no longer necessary.
QUESTION:
 Who invented the telephone?Andrew Graham Bell invented the
telephone.
 Infer how using the phone would promote industrial growth, why
was the phone easier to use than the telegraph? It would help take
goods to their destination just like the Telegraph but it didn’t mean
that they had to learn a new way to communicate like Morse code.
Thomas Edison was not only an inventor, but an entrepreneur who
established a commercial laboratory in Menlo Park, NJ. There he led a
team of scientists who were funded by investors on a quest for a variety
of inventions. Here they developed the phonograph and the
incandescent light bulb. Once the light bulb was perfected, Edison had to
develop and entire electrical system to make the light bulb practical and
showcase its potential. He built a power generating station in New York
City that provided electricity to the city. Other cities also built power
stations and soon businesses used the electric light. This changed the
work habits of many Americans who could now work longer hours.
Eventually homes were also lit by the incandescent light bulb and labor
saving devices were powered by electricity. However it was many years
before electricity reached Americans in rural areas. Edison's invention
eventually led to the creation of the General Electric Coprporation (GE).
Who invented the light bulb?Thomas Edison created the Incandescent
light bulb.
State specifically how the light bulb promoted industrial growth, give
examples. It helped promote economic growth by making it easier for
people to work longer which earns people more money.