Introduction

The 1800s were a time of great change in the United States.  The Industrial 
Revolution changed how products were made, where people worked, and where 
they lived.  Many inventions were created during this time period that 
brought the United States into the mechanized age and changed our world 
forever.  Your quest is to find out about an inventor and his/her inventions 
(1790-1870) and their impact on society, past and present.