A Day at the World's Fair

Today I saw many wondrous inventions, but none so impressive as the booth on the advancements of modern medicine. I first went to a booth where I saw inventions like the X-Ray allowed doctors to catch diseases much earlier, save countless lives, and increased knowledge of diseases all over the world. This medical advancement, along with a myriad of others, transformed 19th century medicine from sloppy surgeries into a more professional and efficient environment.

The next booth I visited was one about Alexander Graham Bell, and the invention of the telephone. This incredible machine allows people to communicate over enormous distances, a large improvement to the telegraph, which required expertise and mastery of the Morse Code.  This machine was very complex, and something that I would never expect to see in my lifetime!

Another wondrous booth I visited was one about photography. It described the invention of the Kodak camera by George Eastman, an American inventor, and his quest to make photography "as easy as a pencil"... which he did! The Kodak camera created the opportunity for the common person to partake in the complicated process of photography with only the device and the click of a button! This photography further evolved into film, with frames being projected rapidly one after the other, so people can watch moving pictures, a truly amazing invention!

The last booth I encountered was one about art nouveau, also known as "new art". This style became popular during the Belle Epoch, and the movement was led by Alphonse Mucha, a Czech artist, and a spaniard name Antonio Gaudi. These styles encouraged design reform and promoted new materials and innovation, and encouraged individualism and creation in various styles. Although all of these booths were amazing, none were such as the one of the Art nouveau!