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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. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






3. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






4. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






5. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






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






7. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






8. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






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






10. Altered theory of Magnetism - stating magnetism generates electricity






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






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






20. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






21. Invented telegraph






22. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






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






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






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






26. Invented Combustion engine - automobile - 1885






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






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






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






30. Economics where work is done from homes






31. Inventor of the Flying Shuttle






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






33. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






34. Economics where work is done from homes






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






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






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






38. Govt. regulates economy






39. Researched bacteria and discovered tuberculosis and cholera






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






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






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






43. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






44. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






45. Govt. regulates economy






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






47. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






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






49. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






50. Idea for standardized/ interchangeable parts for machinery