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World History: Industrial Revolution - People - Inventions

Subject : history
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1. Started theory of Evolution and natural selection from research in Galapagos Island






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






3. Invented Electric battery






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






5. Invented Combustion engine - automobile - 1885






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






7. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






8. Creator of Dalton's atomic theory in 1803






9. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






10. Power source for power and fuel






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






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






13. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






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






15. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






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






17. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






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






19. Altered theory of Magnetism - stating magnetism generates electricity






20. Inventor of Power Loom






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






22. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






23. Power source in 1800s that was organic






24. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






25. Researched bacteria and discovered tuberculosis and cholera






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






27. Inventor of the Flying Shuttle






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






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






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






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






32. Govt. regulates economy






33. Creator of Dalton's atomic theory in 1803






34. Inventor of the Flying Shuttle






35. Invented Combustion engine - automobile - 1885






36. Power source in 1800s that was organic






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






38. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






39. German who invented the X-ray






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






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






42. Economics where work is done from homes






43. Idea for standardized/ interchangeable parts for machinery






44. Idea for standardized/ interchangeable parts for machinery






45. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






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






47. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






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






49. Economics where work is done from homes






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







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