Bell's career as an inventor and armature scientist began when he was only 14 years old. He designed a device that was able to separate the husks from wheat by combining a nailbrush and paddle to form a brushing wheel. Bell as one might think was no ordinary child. By the age of 16 he was a music instructor at an all male boarding school. Alexander also enjoyed to read and found himself drawn toward the German physicist Herman Von Helmlsltz who, in one of his writings discussed how vowel sound could be produced using tuning forks and resonators. The only problem with Von Helmlsltz's work was that it was in German and since Bell could not read German he made what he called a very valuable blunder. Alexander interpreted von Helmlotz's work as claiming vowel sounds could be carried over a wire. This blunder in turn began Bell's experiments with electricity. Alexander's original dream was to produce a telegraph that was capable of sending multiple messages at one time. This invention when complete was to be called the harmonic telegraph. While working on this telegraph Alexander Bell acquired the assistance of a gentleman named Thomas Watson who was known for devising tools that helped in improving numerous inventions. Later while discussing ways to improve Bell's harmonic telegraph the two discussed the dream of sending human voices over the telegraph wires. .
Then, on June 2, 1875 while working on their project the duo attempted to free a reed that was wound too tightly around an electromagnet they were doing experiments on. During this time the reed slipped and produced a twang. The twang reminded Bell of some of the same tones in the human voice. When this occurred it was said that Bell realized his dream was more of a reality now than ever. From this moment on Bell worked vigorously to complete his telephone. Bell later discovered that if a wire was submersed in a liquid and then vibrated by the human voice the wire would produce an undulating current allowing for the human voice to be transmitted over a wire.
The canal was to become the famous Erie Canal. ... From the beginning, the Erie Canal was an enormous success. ... Before the railroads, the Erie Canal was the main route to the West. ... The success of the Erie Canal was also a turning point for New York City. ... The Erie Canal and its neighbors became known as the New York State Canal System. ...
The canal was to become the famous Erie Canal. ... From the beginning, the Erie Canal was an enormous success. ... Before the railroads, the Erie Canal was the main route to the West. ... The success of the Erie Canal was also a turning point for New York City. ... The Erie Canal and its neighbors became known as the New York State Canal System. ...
The opening of the Erie Canal also gave Cleveland a new dream: cut a canal that would link Cleveland to the Ohio River. ... the canal matched the dimensions of the Erie Canal: 40 feet wide, 4-1/2 feet deep. The Erie Canal was 363 miles long; the Ohio Canal would be 307 miles. But the Ohio Canal would be more difficult to build because it would require twice as many locks as the [Erie Canal]. The route of the Ohio and Erie Canal is shown in the map on the following page. ...
Canals became a great asset when the roads became impassable. Most all of the canals were constructed to link three kinds of areas: "back country" to tide water, canals would transverse between older states and the Ohio valley, and the many western canals would link the Great Lakes and waterways running to the east. The Erie Canal started in Albany on the Hudson River and traveled up the state of New York to Buffalo to Lake Erie. The canal ran for a distance of 364 miles. By the 1840's the United States had 3,326 miles of canals. ...
By the 1800's, steamboats made an emergence, and canals became a popular means of transportation. ... For that reason, they made the Erie Canal. Construction on the canal began in 1817, and by the year 1845, more than 3,300 miles of canals were being used. By the 1860's, however, the boom of canals was nearly over. ... This led to the emergence of canals being used for transportation, and allowed for easier travel. ...
Although canals were as old as Egypt, only about 100 miles of them existed in the United States as late as 1816. Construction costs aside, in a rough and mountainous country canals presented formidable engineering problems. ... In 1810, while serving as state canal commissioner, he traveled across central New York and convined himself that it would be practicable to dig a canal from Buffalo, on Lake Erie, to the Hudson River. The Erie Canal, as it was called, was a remarkable accomplishment. ... Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and half a dozen lesser towns along the canal flourished. ...
The Erie Canal is born, which is the biggest construction project in the western world in the last 4,000 years. ... A wall of solid limestone 60 feet high, just 30 miles from the finish line is, Lake Erie. This canal would link the Atlantic Ocean to the middle of America. ... But, politically the canal is a huge gamble. ... As a result, eight years of digging, over 1,000 lives lost, the cost over one hundred million dollars, the Erie Canal opens in 1825. ...
The Erie Canal would connect a port of New York City by beginning at the Hudson River. ... On July 4, 1817 construction of the Erie Canal began in Rome, New York. On October 25, 1825 the entire length of the Erie Canal was complete. ... The Erie Canal reduced shipping costs significantly. ... After the opening of the Erie Canal, the urban to rural ratio began to change dramatically. ...