Steel In 1856, Henry Bessemer developed the process to purify iron ore. This new substance was called steel, and was more durable and lighter than iron. It became a widely used material in tools, bridges, and railroads. Click here to return to main menu

On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received his patent for the telephone. The Telephone is Patented

Kitty Hawk Wright Flyer 1 “ On December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the Wright Flyer became the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard.”

Mass Production Ford was able to sell cars cheaply because they were mass-produced and every part was Standardised (only one colour and one engine size were available). By producing large numbers of cars on an Assembly Line Ford needed fewer skilled workers, and that cut the cost of paying wages.

Mass Production Ford invented the idea of using an Assembly Line to speed up production.

Assembly Lines ‘… each man and each machine do only one thing... the thing is to keep everything in motion and take the work to the man not the man to the work’ Henry Ford 1925