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inventions during IR

QuestionAnswer
Samuel Slater Father of the US Factory system, built the first factory in the US
Eli Whitney Cotton Gin
Elias Howe got the patent for the sewing machine
Issac Singer sewing machine
John Stevens Standardized guages for railroads...width is now 56.5 inches
George Washington air brakes for railroad
George Pullman Railroad sleeping or "palace car"
Henry Bessemer(BR) and William Kelly(US) mass production of steel
bessemer process a. heat ironB. blast with hot air which burns out impuritiesc. end product=steel
Andrew carnegie Vertical integration: steel
Elisha Otis Elevator
John Roebling suspension bridge 1st london bridge 2nd brookyln bridge
frank sprague trolley cars
thomas edison light bulb
edwin drake oil well pump
john d. rockefekker horizontal integration: oil
SFB Morse telegraph machine used morse code
Alexander Graham Bell telephone
cyrus Fields transatlantic cable used telegraph to send impulses
christopher sholes typewriter
james ritty cash register
cyrus Mccormick mechanical reaper- harvest grain quickly using machine
John deere steel plow
gail borden evaporated milk
HJ Heinz preserved food without canning (famous product=ketchup)
Gustavus swift refrigerator railroad cars
fannie farmer standardized cooking measurments
john kellogg granola- dried flakes (famous flakes=Corn flakes)
CW post grape nuts (toasties); led to cereal wars and use of gimmicks to sell products
milton hershey chocolate candy king
george eastman kodak camera
wilbur and orville wright airplane (1903)
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