Even before applications and smart devices, enterprising business initiatives were redefining the way individuals worked, lived, and related. Another of the most influential concepts in history started as a dangerous experiment or a bold dream that defied the conventions in which it was created. From electricity to automobiles, these inventions did not merely become thriving companies, but instead have completely changed the way of life over the generations.
Ford Motor Company- The Moving Assembly Line
With the introduction of the moving assembly line by Henry Ford in the early 20 th century, the production of cars became cheaper and quicker, thus making cars accessible to ordinary families and changing the world of transportation.
General Electric – Homes and Cities Electric
General Electric contributed to the introduction of power in schools and homes by commercializing electric lighting and appliances, thereby increasing the productive hours after daylight and changing the landscape of urban and home comfort.
Bell Telephone Company – Making Voices Speak Distance
Bell Telephone Company had a great part to play after Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone by extending communications networks; distance became petite, and this fundamentally altered the way individuals carried out business, besides keeping relationships alive.
The history of Standard Oil – Driving Industry
During the industrial era, Standard Oil automated oil refining and distribution, reduced the costs of production, and ensured an abundant supply of fuel, which fueled the factories, transportation, and economic growth in the United States.
Sears, Roebuck and Co. – Shopping by Mail-Order Catalog
Sears transformed the retailing business by mailing thick mail-order catalogs to the rural population, and offered people an opportunity to buy products in the area that were not sold there, redefining the current consumer buying behavior across the country.
IBM – Delivering Computers to Business
The creation of large-scale computing systems by IBM in the mid 20 th century automated the process to process the data of a corporation and government, and the administrative efficiency was increased, paving the path towards the current digital infrastructure.
McDonald’s – Uniformity in the Service of Fast Food
Through perfecting the assembly-type food preparation and franchising systems, McDonald’s developed uniformity and quickness in the dining experience, which revolutionized the way families dined and restaurant businesses across the world did business.
Photography is so accessible to Kodak
Kodak made photography affordable and easy, and with the invention of roll film and affordable cameras, the ordinary man could capture personal memories and visual storytelling, which is what defined visual storytelling even before the digital imaging process existed.
Sony – Mini Portable Music
Sony released the Walkman in 1979 and revolutionized music consumption through its portability and personal aspects by reinventing the entertainment habits and shaping generations of consumer electronics innovation.
