Technological Revolution
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- Who was Thomas Edison?
- He was an inventor.
- What were some of Edison's most famous inventions.
- Two of Thomas Edison's most famous inventions were the phonograph and electric lighting.
- Who was Lewis Latimore.
- Lewis Latimore was an inventor who worked for Edison. He helped improve the filament in lightbulbs.
- Who was George Westinghouse?
- Westinghouse was an inventor. He began the use of transformers to produce voltage that made home electricity practical.
- What were some of the benefits of electrical power usage during the 1800's.
- Electricity changed the world of work and created new jobs.
- Name 4 technological changes that took place during the late 1800's
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1. Electricity
2. Railroad
3. Telegraph
4. Bridges
5. Standardized time zones
6. Telephones - Industrial growth was promoted by which technological change.
- The creation of the transcontinental railroad help to promote industrial growth.
- Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
- Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the talking telegraph. He also set up the American Telephone company in 1884.
- who were Henry Bessemer and William Kelly?
- Bessemer and Kelly were the inventors of the Bessemer converter. A process for making steel which is lighter and more flexible than iron.
- What is the name of the great bridge made during the late 1800's.
- The Brooklyn Bridge.