The late 1800s, saw the growth of

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The late 1800s, saw the growth of

• I.N.D.U.S.T.R.Y.

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I.
Invented light bulb (Edison)

• Thomas Edison electricity as a source of power

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N.
New banking (J.P. Morgan)

• J.P. Morgan controlled worlds first
  multi-billion dollar corporation

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D.
Developed moving assembly line (Ford)

• In 1913, Ford reduced time of producing a car to
  93 minutes
• He produced 15 million Model Ts by 1927

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U.
Utilized airplanes (Wright Bros)

• Wright Brothers flew the first plane at Kitty
  Hawk, North Carolina in 1903

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S.
Steel (Carnegie)

• Andrew Carnegie owner of Carnegie Steel in
  Pittsburgh, PA
• Carnegie was very poor as a boy
• Gave away most of his wealth to fund libraries,
  schools, and universities

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T.
Telephone (Bell)

• Alexander Graham Bell inventor of the telephone
  in 1876
• Also invented phonograph (record player) and
  metal detector

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R.
Railroad (Vanderbilt)

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Y.
Yes, oil (Rockefeller)

• John D. Rockefeller was an oil tycoon
• Founded Standard Oil Company (monopoly broken up
  in 1911)
• Became richest person in world

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Other American Inventions
Invention Year Inventor
reaper 1831 Cyrus McCormick
sewing machine 1848 Elias Howe
handheld camera 1848 George Eastman
typewriter 1867 Christopher Sholes
barbed wire 1873 Joseph E. Glidden
Coca-Cola 1886 John Pemberton
motion pictures 1893 Thomas Edison
razor 1901 King Gillette