What was the name of Mr. Bell's assistant?
Thomas Watson
What three needs did Mr. Edison's new building provide?
A laboratory, a home for himself, and a boarding house for his workers.
After the Civil War, where did Booker's mother take the children?
Malden, West Virginia, to live together with her husband
A bridge across the East River that connects Brooklyn and Manhattan, New York.
Brooklyn Bridge
What did Emily Roebling recieve at the age of 56?
A law degree from New York University
The woman who helped her husband supervise the building of the Brooklyn Bridge
Emily Roebling
A special license that protects an invention so others cannot copy it
patent
Why was it unusual for Mrs. Roebling to speak to the American Society of Civil Engineers?
At the time, women did not give speeches in public.
What Native American language did Alexander Graham Bell write that had only been a spoken language before?
Mohawk language
When Mr. Edison had to try more than 10,000 experiments before he was satisfied with his invention of the batter, what did he say?
He had not failed; he had just found 10,000 ways that would not work.
A school for training teachers
normal school
The true story of a person's life written by that person himself
autobiography
Emily Roebling' brother, Gouverneur, paid for her to go to what?
a special girls' school
Why did Alexander's father decide to move his family to Canada?
The air in London was bad/unhealthy
A method of teaching the deaf how to speak
Visible speech
Why did Booker need to choose a last name?
Slaves were not given last names
The school in Virginia which Booker attended
Hampton Institute
The town which asked for a man to begin a school for black students
Tuskegee, Alabama
A message sent across a wire using electricity
Telegraph
Founder of the Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
Who made the first moving pictures, or movies?
Thomas Edison
Famous inventor of the phonograph, motion picture camera, and battery.
Thomas Alva Edison
What did the American Society of Civil Engineers realize when Mrs. Roebling spoke to them?
Her knowledge of engineering was amazing
What did Booker do when he went back to Malden?
Teach his friends, neighbors, and family the better way of living he had learned at Hampton.
Why did light bulbs need improvements?
They started fires and they didn't stay lit very long
The inventor of Morse Code
Samuel Morse
A type of voice recorder invented by Thomas Edison. It was his favorite invention.
phonograph
How would Mr. Bell's invention of the telephone change the way people communicated?
A person's actual voice could be sent and heard by wire
Who said "Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work."
Booker T. Washington
According to Booker T. Washington, who are the happiest people?
Those who do the most for others
Why didn't John Roebling finish the bridge himself?
He died from an accident on the bridge
On the Brooklyn side of the bridge a ........... honors Emily and her important part in building the bridge.
plaque
Mr. Bell invented the vacuum jacket. What did it do?
Helped people with weak lungs
How did Booker T. Washington want the students to feel about their work?
Be proud of it; love it instead of running from it.
What did Mr. Bell invent that was the first kind of x-ray machine?
metal detector
What two things did he start when he got back home?
School and Sunday School
Thomas Edison's first laboratory in New Jersey
Menlo Park
How was Mr. Roebling able to see the bridge construction from home?
With a telescope
What was Emily determined to do?
Help her husband stay in charge.
What special gift did Booker's mother give to him?
Noah Webster's Blue-Backed Speller
Why was Alexander's family so interested in helping the deaf?
His mother was mostly deaf
Besides reading and writing, what things did Booker T. Washington teach the people of Malden?
Better ways to plant gardens, how to repair your cabins.
Famous teacher of the deaf; inventor of the telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell
What is a person who designs and builds structures?
engineer
Instead of inventing a new kind of telegraph machine, what did he invent?
The first telephone
Mr. Bell's machine used for hearing tests
audiometer
What is a skilled laborer who agrees to complete a job for pay?
contractor
What did Mr. Edison do to improve the lightbulb?
Found the right materials to light the bulbs so they would last longer.
What was the first thing recorded on the phonograph?
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Which invention brought Thomas Edison the most success?
The battery
How many years did it take to build the Brooklyn Bridge?
14 years
Washington's students not only built their own buildings. What else did they do?
sold the bricks to the townspeople
Who was originally hired to build the Brooklyn Bridge?
Washington Roeblings father, John Roebling
Who was the first person to ride across Brooklyn Bridge?
Emily Roebling
A system of dots and dashes that represent letters of the alphabet
Morse Code
Where was the first Christmas light display?
Menlo Park
Why did Mr. Bell need a patent?
To protect his design from being copied by others