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1、Technologychangeourlife10inventionsthatchangedtheworld1.ElectricityItistruethatBenjaminFranklinholdsthetitleasthefatherofelectricity,buthisinventionanddiscoverywaslifethreateningbecausehehasdemonstrateditthroughthenaturallightingusinglighteningrodthatcouldhadcausedhislifeinordertoseeth
2、eelectricflow.Hence,thereareotherswhotriggered,anddidstudywhohadprepareddocumentsandbooksinordertocatchthewholeprocessandtechnicalitiesofelectricpower.Everythinginthemodernworlddependsonelectricity.ElectricityCanyouimaginetheworldwithoutelectricity?1.NOTV,Nocellphone2.Playgamesoutside,
3、anduseourimaginationsmore.3.Transportwouldbesteam-driven,animal-drivenorhuman-powered.4.Lightingwouldbebyflames,candlesorlanterns.5.Workwasallmanual.6.NoComputertoreadthis.7………..2.LightBulbWhowouldeverforgetthecreationofThomasAlvaEdisonofanelectriclightcalledbulbin1879whichhascausedone
4、ofthebiggestchangesintheworldnotjusttohouseholds,butinrunningallbusinessesintheworld.ItwaspatentedonJanuary27,1880,whereinitcategoricallyclassifiedasthefirstpracticallight.3.RefrigeratorWilliamCullenwasthefirstpersonwhoinitiatedandintroducedartificialrefrigerationin1748whichhehasdemons
5、tratedattheUniversityofGlasglow.OliverEvansimproveditwhenheinventedthefirstrefrigerationmachinein1805,andin1834,thefirstpracticalrefrigeratorwasmadebyJacobPerkins,thenanimprovementwasdonebyJohnGorriewhichhehasbasedfromOliverEvans’fridge.4.TelevisionIn1922anBritishengineernamedLogieBair
6、dfixedthefirstTVsetinhislab,andthankstohim,People’ssparetimebecomerichandcolourful.5.AutomobileBasedonthehistory,KarlBenzwasthefirstmoderninventorofautomobilein1886.Nonetheless,in1672,thefirststeam-poweredvehiclewasdesignedandintroducedbyFerdinandVerbiestwhilein1769,theself-propelledme
7、chanicalvehiclewasinventedbyNicolasJosephCugnot,thenin1807thefirstinternalcombustionengine(内燃机)wasmadebyNicephoreNiepce.In1881,a3-wheeledvehiclecameintothepicturethroughGustaveTrouveandlastly,KarlBenzfromGermanydevelopedhisveryownfour-strokecyclegasolineengine.In1893,thefirstgas-powe
