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World History: Industrial Revolution - People - Inventions

Subject : history
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1. Invented trans-atlantic cable that linked Europe to US for telegraphs






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






3. Inventor of the Flying Shuttle






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






5. Created first airplane 1903






6. Inventor of Power Loom






7. Power source for power and fuel






8. Created first airplane 1903






9. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






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






11. Researched bacteria and discovered tuberculosis and cholera






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






13. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






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






15. Invented telegraph






16. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






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






18. Inventor of the Spinning Jenny (wheel)






19. Power source in 1800s that was organic






20. 1 worker makes 1 part and then parts are assembled






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






22. First trans-atlantic flight - 1927






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






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






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






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






27. Invented the wireless telegraph - 1895






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






29. 1 worker makes 1 part and then parts are assembled






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






31. Invented Combustion engine - automobile - 1885






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






33. Altered theory of Magnetism - stating magnetism generates electricity






34. Invented Steam Ship (Clermont) - 1807






35. Invented the Radio around 1904-1912






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






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






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






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






40. Steam Engine inventer Who was overshadowed by James Watt






41. Inventor of the Cotton Gin - 1793






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






43. Increased production due to demand for machinery and tools






44. Leading power source - especially for steam engine






45. First trans-atlantic flight - 1927






46. Invented Steam locomotive - 1814






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






48. German who invented the X-ray






49. Economics where work is done from homes






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