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World History: Industrial Revolution - People - Inventions

Subject : history
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1. Disliked mercantilism - supported free economy - law of supply + demand - law of competition - Self-regulating markets






2. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






3. Power source for power and fuel






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






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






6. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






7. Invented telegraph






8. Invented Combustion engine - automobile - 1885






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






10. Govt. regulates economy






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






12. Altered theory of Magnetism - stating magnetism generates electricity






13. Created first airplane 1903






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






15. Invented Combustion engine - automobile - 1885






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






17. Govt. regulates economy






18. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






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






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






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






22. Invented telegraph






23. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






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






25. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






26. 1 worker makes 1 part and then parts are assembled






27. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






28. Economics where work is done from homes






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






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






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






32. Power source in 1800s that was organic






33. Created first airplane 1903






34. Idea for standardized/ interchangeable parts for machinery






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






36. Creator of Dalton's atomic theory in 1803






37. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






38. First trans-atlantic flight - 1927






39. German who invented the X-ray






40. Inventor of the Flying Shuttle






41. German who invented the X-ray






42. First trans-atlantic flight - 1927






43. Invented Electric battery






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






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






46. Power source for power and fuel






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






48. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






49. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






50. Researched bacteria and discovered tuberculosis and cholera