Modern History Abeka ch 14 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What industry and what practice was Andrew Carnegie famous for?

Steel and philanthropy

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What did Lyman Stewart do differently than other oil entrepreneurs; where was his company?

He drilled deeper than others; he established the Union Oil Company of California

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Name two important medical developments in the late 1800's. (& say what they each mean)

antiseptic (germ killing) solutions, anesthetics (painkillers)

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Who invented the inexpensive process of turning iron ore into steel?

Sir Henry Bessemer

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Who founded the Standard Oil company in Ohio and became the richest person in America?

John D. Rockefeller

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Who studied horticulture and developed the idea of crop rotation to replenish depleted soil?

George Washington Carver

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Before George Eastman's invention, what was difficult about taking photographs?

cameras were bulky& expensive, camera person had to be under a cloth, subject had to stay still

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What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

the telephone

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What was Nikola Tesla known for?

AC or Alternating Current and the Tesla coil

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What did Lewis Latimer draft for some famous inventors?

Patents

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How did Christopher Sholes' invention affect businesses and books?

The first commercial typewriter made it so businesses hired women as secretaries and books could be typed.

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Name three of Thomas Edison's inventions

electric light bulb, phonograph, motion picture machine, electric generator, etc.

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