1876 Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
I chose this event because this advancement allowed people the ability to start to communicate over long distances and people would no longer have to communicate using telegraphs. It was also made possible with the use of electricity.
1878 The Internal Combustion Engine was Invented
With the combustion engine allowed for the automobile to be manufactured. This was smaller then steam engines and didn't have to run on coal and instead ran on liquid fuel, primarily oil from the new oil refineries. It helped improve our transport from one area to another.
Henry Ford Manufactured first automobile in 1896
The cars that were being made by Ford cost the buyer around 250 dollars, so not everyone was able to purchase a car. The car allowed for better transportation instead of having to ride around in horse drawn carriages. The car also made moving goods around from place to place easier.