Thomas Jefferson as an Inventor
Thomas Jefferson was both an innovator and an inventor. The late 1700's were when his inventing became recognized. During this time periods he designed and built eleven different machines and tools in order to make a better use of his time and for practicality in his world. He developed a new plow to aid in his farming and a crude copying machine so that he could make many copies quickly of the letters, which he wished to write. His inventions can be placed into four categories: office, home, farming, and time keeping.
Time keeping was very important to Jefferson, as president and secretary of state he had a very busy schedule and when he was at Monticello he needed to be able to keep track of those times. To make his schedule easy Jefferson invented the great clock. This Clock Took track of 7 days and controlled the time displayed inside the home and outside to the fields. Jefferson also invented a sundial from which he found novelty.......
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