An article published by A&E Television Networks says that “Ford’s Model T, introduced in 1908, was simple, sturdy and relatively inexpensive–but not inexpensive enough for Ford, who was determined to build “motor car[s] for the great multitude.” Ford later said, “When I’m through, about everybody will have one.” In order to lower the price of his cars, Ford figured, he would just have to find a way to build them more efficiently.” This progression in the early 1900s allowed people to start thinking outside the box. It wasn’t until 1913 that Henry Ford installed the first moving assembly line for the mass production of his automobile empire. His innovation resulted in reduced time to build a car from 12 hours to two hours and 30 minutes.
The economy was booming, but people were getting tired more and more every day. For instance, journalists and writers of this time dreamed of a day when they could write papers without using typewriters and stamps. Most typewriters weighed so much and became harder to fix as they aged. The writers at this time would work 16+ hours writing tomorrow’s paper because of errors/typos and the fact that they couldn’t bring them home. In turn, it would exhaust them because writers were sleep-deprived and could potentially create more errors if it wasn’t dealt with. The editors of Britannica claim that “The early portables of the late 19th century were slow, awkward, type-wheel machines.
In 1909, the first successful portables appeared on the market. By the 1950s, practically every typewriter manufacturer produced a portable typewriter; all of them were typebar machines similar in operation to office machines. Designed with lighter parts than those of standard models, portables are more compact but less sturdy. Electrical operation of portable typewriters was introduced in 1956”. It appears that history tends to follow the trend of “making things easier” as we get more and more tired of doing harder tasks. These trends lead to more innovations that could impact the future of the digital revolution. People had tough lives, and their needs only grew as the standard of life improved.
People wanted a change, and they were desperate. Post Henry Ford, life was better, but it was harder to get what you wanted, so people were searching for convenience. Convenience would help ease the stressful lives that many people were already living. Technology was the answer, and people couldn’t comprehend how it would come, but when the third revolution came, it didn’t just help people; it boomed the economy.