Science and Urban Life Ch.8 Section 1

Technology and City Life Skyscrapers Taller buildings were made possible by the invention of elevators and the development of internal skeletons Louis Sullivan- Wainwright Building in St. Louis Daniel Burnham-Flatiron Building in NYC Electric Transit 1888-Richmond, VA became the first U.S. city to electrify its transport Some cities built elevated trains or subways People could now get around the city quicker and live farther from work

Technology and City Life Engineering and Urban Planning City planners wanted to restore some serenity to the urban environment Frederick Law Olmstead- designed Central Park in NY and many other parks for major cities City Planning Chicago architect Daniel Burnham designed Chicago's lake front area and city center

New Technologies Printing Airplanes Literacy at nearly 90% Huge demand for books, newspapers, and magazines New machines could print on both sides of a paper role simultaneously, count pages and fold Airplanes Orville and Wilbur Wright First successful flight lasted 12 seconds (Dec. 1903) By 1920, the U.S. had airmail service

New Technologies Photography 1888- George Eastman introduced the Kodak camera The camera would be sent back to Eastman’s factory for processing Millions bought cameras Photojournalism began