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World History: Industrial Revolution - People - Inventions

Subject : history
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1. Inventor of Power Loom






2. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






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






4. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






5. Altered theory of Magnetism - stating magnetism generates electricity






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






7. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






8. Invented telegraph






9. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






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






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






12. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






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






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






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






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






17. Idea for standardized/ interchangeable parts for machinery






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






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






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






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






22. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






23. Invented telegraph






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






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






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






27. Altered theory of Magnetism - stating magnetism generates electricity






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






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






30. 1 worker makes 1 part and then parts are assembled






31. Govt. regulates economy






32. 1 worker makes 1 part and then parts are assembled






33. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






34. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






35. Invented Electric battery






36. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






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






38. Power source in 1800s that was organic






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






40. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






41. First trans-atlantic flight - 1927






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






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






44. Invented Combustion engine - automobile - 1885






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






46. Idea for standardized/ interchangeable parts for machinery






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






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






49. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






50. Invented Electric battery