The first invention I learned about this week was the electromagnetical relay. Joseph Henry Invented the electromechanical relay, and also became one of the modern fathers of electromagnetism. The electric relay uses an electromagnet to remotely drive a mechanical or electric switch. The use of the relay spread because it was vital to the operation of the telegraphs, acting like a signal amplifier. It ‘relayed’ the signal. It evolved, becoming very fundamental in numerous industries, and especially in the power industry.
The second invention I learned about this week was the revolver. Samuel Colt invented the revolver after being inspired by a ships steering wheel. The revolver can accurately and reliably fire 6 shots rapidly, packing a very strong punch. Colt was very smart in the marketing business. He pioneered ‘product placement’ in paintings and published stories. In the paintings and stories, it showed the revolver defending against animals and home invaders. Colts success lead to inspiring others in the market. One of them invented the 1911. Which is another handgun.
The third invention I learned about this week was Morse code. Morse was inspired after his wife’s death. While he was away, he got news his wife was sick. Morse rushed homed but was too late and she had died. He made it his passion to come up with a device to communicate long distances. Morse code encodes the alphabet into a series of dots and dashes, similar to braille, which was one of our lessons last week. Telegraphs spread quickly to other city’s after Morse experiment with his code. His experiment was in Washington D.C to Band O’s Mount Clare station in Baltimore. The message was “What hath God wrought” from the Supreme Court. Morse gave way to telephones and internet, also his code helped win World war 1 and World War 2.
The last invention I learned about this week was the circuit breaker. Charles Grafton Page invented the circuit breaker when he applied his interest to electromagnetism and invented the circuit breaker. The circuit breaker breaks electrical faults before they do a lot of psychical damage or catch on fire. Page published his ideas, Edison invented his own version of the breaker, and the modern breaker arose in Germany in the early 1900’s. The circuit breaker is crucial to the survival of the modern power grid.
The most interesting thing I learned about this week was how eletrcomechanical relays are in everyday objects. We always use light switches. They are probably the most used electromechanical relay in any device. The electromechanical relay helps turn on many lights in houses, factory’s, and businesses. The relay turns on and off the power for anything with switches. That is the most interesting thing I learned about this week.
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