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World History: Industrial Revolution - People - Inventions

Subject : history
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1. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






2. Researched bacteria and discovered tuberculosis and cholera






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






4. Invented Combustion engine - automobile - 1885






5. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






6. Invented Electric battery






7. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






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






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






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






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






12. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






13. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






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






15. Created first airplane 1903






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






17. 1 worker makes 1 part and then parts are assembled






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






19. Govt. regulates economy






20. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






21. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






22. Idea for standardized/ interchangeable parts for machinery






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






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






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






26. Power source for power and fuel






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






28. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






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






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






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






32. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






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






34. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






35. Power source in 1800s that was organic






36. Economics where work is done from homes






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






38. Invented telegraph






39. Scientists who studied radioactive elements - discovered radium and polomium - died of cancer from radiation exposure - received Nobel Prize in science






40. Inventor of Power Loom






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






42. German who invented the X-ray






43. Inventor of the Flying Shuttle






44. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






45. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






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






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






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






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






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