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World History: Industrial Revolution - People - Inventions

Subject : history
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1. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






2. Created first airplane 1903






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






4. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






5. German who invented the X-ray






6. Buildings where large machinery was housed - GB had first






7. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






8. Power source in 1800s that was organic






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






10. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






11. First trans-atlantic flight - 1927






12. Altered theory of Magnetism - stating magnetism generates electricity






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






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






15. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






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






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






18. Power source for power and fuel






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






20. 1 worker makes 1 part and then parts are assembled






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






22. Buildings where large machinery was housed - GB had first






23. Idea for standardized/ interchangeable parts for machinery






24. Disliked mercantilism - supported free economy - law of supply + demand - law of competition - Self-regulating markets






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






26. Disliked mercantilism - supported free economy - law of supply + demand - law of competition - Self-regulating markets






27. Creator of Dalton's atomic theory in 1803






28. First trans-atlantic flight - 1927






29. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






30. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






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






32. Inventor of Power Loom






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






34. 1 worker makes 1 part and then parts are assembled






35. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






36. Invented by Hypolite Pixii (he is unimportant) in 1832






37. Economics where work is done from homes






38. Invented telegraph






39. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






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






41. Invented by Hypolite Pixii (he is unimportant) in 1832






42. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






43. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






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






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






46. Govt. regulates economy






47. Creator of Dalton's atomic theory in 1803






48. German who invented the X-ray






49. Economics where work is done from homes






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