Microphone, Typewriter, Braille, Sewing Machine

People have been trying to make sounds louder since Ancient Greece. Charles Wheat Stone was born in 1802. Charles Wheat Stone had the idea of inventing the microphone in 1827. The invention of the telephone by Thomas Edison in 1870 led to the invention of the microphone in 1877. Microphones make podcasts and cheap communication possible.

William Austin Burt was born in Massachusettes in 1792. William Austin Burt invented the typewriter in 1829, but it was not successful. Not many people purchased it. Type Writers imprint neat handwriting into paper. Type Writers make words neater than using pencils and paper. Writers began using Type Writers. Women entered the workforce as typists. Type Writers gave way to the word processing software.

Louis Braille was born in 1809. Louis Braille, after losing his eyesight beginning when he was three, invented an improved version of Burbier's system. The Braille reading system lets blind people read 200 words per minute, the same as those who aren't blind. The Braille language uses a series of raised dots to show different words and letters. The Braille system is still used today.

Barthelemy Thimonnier was born in 1793. Thimonnier invented the sewing machine in 1829. He opened a factory to produce Military uniforms for the military. His factory almost survived 200 years. Sewing machines stitch fabric together mechanically. Before sewing machines were invented, housewives spent most of their time sewing. The sewing machine makes it fast and easy to make high-quality, strong fabric clothes.