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World History: Industrial Revolution - People - Inventions

Subject : history
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1. Cities/Places where there were cheap housing - slums - epidemics - high-death rate based around Industry






2. Created first airplane 1903






3. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






4. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






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






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






7. Govt. regulates economy






8. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






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






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






11. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






12. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






13. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






14. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






15. Invented Combustion engine - automobile - 1885






16. Economics where work is done from homes






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






18. German who invented the X-ray






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






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






21. Invented telegraph






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






23. Invented Combustion engine - automobile - 1885






24. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






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






26. Idea for standardized/ interchangeable parts for machinery






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






28. Creator of Dalton's atomic theory in 1803






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






30. Economics where work is done from homes






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






32. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






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






34. Creator of Dalton's atomic theory in 1803






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






36. Invented Electric battery






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Invented telegraph






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






45. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






46. Govt. regulates economy






47. German who invented the X-ray






48. Power source for power and fuel






49. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






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