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Three inventions that changed the landscape of America were the telephone, typewriter, and electricity. They helped businesses and Americans communicate and be more efficient. Thomas Edison invented electricity. Christopher Sholes invented the typewriter. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Thomas Edison was an American inventor and developed the phonograph in 1877, the motion picture camera, and the electric light bulb in 1879. Christopher Sholes was an American inventor and invented the first practical typewriter and the QWERTY keyboard in 1866-1867. Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish inventor and invented the first practical telephone in 1876.

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