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Chapter 8 Vocab
Chapter 8 Section 1 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Michael Faraday | English scientist; invented the dynamo. |
| Thomas Edison | American inventor of over 1,000 patients; invented the lightbulb and established a power plant. |
| Bessemer Process | Developed in the 1850s that led to faster, cheaper steel production. |
| Henry Ford | American business leader; revolutionized factory production through the use of the assembly line. |
| Wilbur and Orville Wright | American pioneers of aviation; piloted the first successful gas-powered airplane flight. |
| Telegraph | Uses pulses of electric current to send messages across long distances through wires. |
| Samuel Morse | American artist and inventor; used scientists' discoveries to develop the telegraph. |
| Alexander Graham Bell | American inventor and educator; interest in mechanical devices to aid people led to the development and patent of the telephone. |
| Guglielmo Marconi | Italian physicist; established communication across the English Channel between France and England. |