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World History: Industrial Revolution - People - Inventions

Subject : history
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1. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






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






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






4. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






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






6. Power source for power and fuel






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






8. Invented Electric battery






9. Created first airplane 1903






10. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






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






12. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






13. Idea for standardized/ interchangeable parts for machinery






14. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






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






16. German who invented the X-ray






17. Creator of Dalton's atomic theory in 1803






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






19. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






20. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






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






22. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






23. Inventor of Power Loom






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






25. 1 worker makes 1 part and then parts are assembled






26. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






27. Researched bacteria and discovered tuberculosis and cholera






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






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






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






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






32. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






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






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






35. Power source in 1800s that was organic






36. Inventor of the Flying Shuttle






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






38. Invented Electric battery






39. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






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






41. Invented telegraph






42. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






43. Researched bacteria and discovered tuberculosis and cholera






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






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






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






47. Power source in 1800s that was organic






48. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






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






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