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World History: Industrial Revolution - People - Inventions

Subject : history
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1. Inventor of the Flying Shuttle






2. Invented telegraph






3. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






4. Power source in 1800s that was organic






5. Started theory of Evolution and natural selection from research in Galapagos Island






6. Invented telegraph






7. Govt. regulates economy






8. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






9. Discovered first anesthetics - substances that increased recovery speed - reduced pain - and relaxed patients






10. First trans-atlantic flight - 1927






11. Inventor of Power Loom






12. Surgeon who first used antiseptics - to clean area of bacteria before surgery






13. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






14. Educated office people who wore white shirts - thrived in Industrialization






15. Created first airplane 1903






16. Created first airplane 1903






17. Country that started Industrial Rev. - took over Textile Industry - Spread using Imperialism






18. Started theory of Evolution and natural selection from research in Galapagos Island






19. Cities/Places where there were cheap housing - slums - epidemics - high-death rate based around Industry






20. 'Leave it alone' - Free economy document using ideas of Adam Smith - except for Govt. preventing monopolies






21. Govt. regulates economy






22. 1 worker makes 1 part and then parts are assembled






23. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






24. Genetics specialist who researched the pigment of the pea plant






25. Power source for power and fuel






26. Altered theory of Magnetism - stating magnetism generates electricity






27. Discovered first anesthetics - substances that increased recovery speed - reduced pain - and relaxed patients






28. Factory workers - poor - uneducated - stagnant - suffered in Industrialization






29. Invented Electric battery






30. Father of Industrial Rev. - Improved the steam engine






31. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






32. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






33. Surgeon who first used antiseptics - to clean area of bacteria before surgery






34. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






35. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






36. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






37. Cities/Places where there were cheap housing - slums - epidemics - high-death rate based around Industry






38. Economics where work is done from homes






39. 'Leave it alone' - Free economy document using ideas of Adam Smith - except for Govt. preventing monopolies






40. Mass-scientist - perfected electric generator and light bulb






41. Produced first vaccination - it was for small pox in 1796






42. First trans-atlantic flight - 1927






43. Proved bacterial diseases - created rabies + anthrax vaccines - DISCOVERED PASTEURIZATION to kill bacteria






44. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






45. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






46. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






47. Invented Electric battery






48. Creator of Dalton's atomic theory in 1803






49. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






50. Invented trans-atlantic cable that linked Europe to US for telegraphs