There was an age of innovation and invention between 1865 and 1900. In 1897 alone, there were almost 22,000 patents awarded. Thomas Edison’s revolutionary idea of the electric light bulb catalyzed more inventions of the time. The availability of light after sunset extended the work hours and greatly accelerated the industrialization process. Edison moved into a long wooden shed at Menlo Park, New Jersey and started putting his inventions on display. He envisioned his factory as a place where all kinds of creative work could be pooled and promoted. The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 was held in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia in the commemoration of 100 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. More than a million visitors attended this centennial. To make room for all of the products exhibited, almost 200 buildings were constructed on the park grounds. This was an enormous exhibition to display the advances of the 19th century in science, technology, music, art, manufacturing and mining.
Some of the technologies that were displayed are as follows:
• Steam Engine • John Bull steam locomotive
• Automatic screw making machinery
Several consumer items were displayed including:
• Alexander Graham Bell's telephone
• Remington Typographic Machine /typewriter
• Heinz Ketchup
• Wallace-Farmer Electric Dynamo
• Hires Root Beer
• Kudzu erosion control plant species
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Image Link: Opening Day http://www.phawker.com/page/401/written by....Tasneem K. and Timothy H.
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