A ship captain instructs his crew to bring the ship to full speed. This clip is a great view of the integration of machinery and manpower in a steamship.

They bring in Ben Franklin and explain his key experiment: he didn't discover electricity through the experiment but proved that lightning is electricity. They also explained what a lightning rod actually does and gave some more examples of things Ben Franklin invented.

Peppermint Patty gives a presentation about Thomas Edison and his improvements to Graham Bell's technology.

This clip illustrates the working conditions in factories and describes how workers were overworked and underpaid. It also explains the tragedy that is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and the impact it had on America.

In this humorous and critical take on transportation and development, a monorail salesman sells Springfield on voting for the building of a monorail.