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World History: Industrial Revolution - People - Inventions

Subject : history
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1. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






2. Invented Electric battery






3. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






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






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






6. Idea for standardized/ interchangeable parts for machinery






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






8. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






9. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






10. Invented Combustion engine - automobile - 1885






11. Invented Combustion engine - automobile - 1885






12. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






13. Govt. regulates economy






14. Economics where work is done from homes






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






16. Invented telegraph






17. German who invented the X-ray






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






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






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






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






22. Power source in 1800s that was organic






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






24. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






25. Govt. regulates economy






26. Inventor of Power Loom






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






28. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






29. German who invented the X-ray






30. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






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






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






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






34. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






35. Inventor of Power Loom






36. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






37. Inventor of the Flying Shuttle






38. Inventor of the Flying Shuttle






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






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






41. Idea for standardized/ interchangeable parts for machinery






42. Invented Electric battery






43. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






44. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






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






46. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






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






48. Created first airplane 1903






49. First trans-atlantic flight - 1927






50. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912