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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. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






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






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






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






6. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






7. Inventor of Power Loom






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






9. Economics where work is done from homes






10. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






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






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






13. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






14. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






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






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






17. Invented telegraph






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






19. Power source in 1800s that was organic






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






21. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






22. Created first airplane 1903






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






24. Power source for power and fuel






25. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






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






27. Invented telegraph






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






29. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






30. Invented Electric battery






31. German who invented the X-ray






32. Creator of Dalton's atomic theory in 1803






33. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






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






35. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






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






37. Inventor of the Flying Shuttle






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






39. Inventor of the Flying Shuttle






40. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






41. Govt. regulates economy






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






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






44. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






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






46. Invented Combustion engine - automobile - 1885






47. Govt. regulates economy






48. Creator of Dalton's atomic theory in 1803






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






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