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John D Rockefeller
In the 1860s, he founded a business that was able to refine kersone from petroleum. This later became the Standard Oil Company. Many oil refineries competed in the Ohio and Pennsylvania regions. -
Elisha Otis
He was an inventor who created the first modern elevator. He also invented the break for the elevator which made them much safer. In 1861, he patented the steam elevator. -
Macy's
Macy's was orignated in New York. Due to the creation of a national marketplace it changed the way people spent their money. People were able to go and shop at department stores. -
Christopher Sholes
He made the first practicle type writer. He also helped with other type writing products and in 1868 he actually patented the typewriter. -
Andrew Carnegie
In 1873, he began building a steel plant so he could produce railroad tracks in Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania. He also came up with a steel-making method which allowed him to convert iron ore into steel with less labor being involved. The price of steel rails dropped from $107 per ton to $32 per ton by 1890. -
Alexander Grand Bell
He invented the first practicle telephone. In 1876, he patented the telephone inventions which led to great changes in American history. -
Joel Tiffany
He invented the refrigerated rail road car. This was a great invention because this way your food would not get spoiled. In 1877, he patented the refrigerator car. -
George Eastman
He was the founder of Kodak. He also made the first motion film. In 1879, he patented the photographic process. -
F.W. Woolworth
Woolworth helped aide the production of nationwide chain store systems. He had come up with five-and-ten-cent stores which grew through many towns and cities. -
Gustavis Swift
Swift pioneered the use of animal by-products for the manufacture of soap, glue, fertilizer, various types of sundries, and even medical products. Swift created a national meatpacking network in the 1880s. -
Thomas Edison
Edison patented over 1,000 inventions in his laboratory during his lifetime. He developed a lightbulb that provided a cheap and effiecient replacement for candles and also oil lamps. He also helped aide in the production of electrical power. In 1880, Edison patented his lightbulb invention. Mdae the first Practical light bulb. He also has other inventions like the phonograph. -
Social Darwinism
During the Gilded Age, the struggle of wealth became a way of life for most Americans. Herbet Spencer, who was an English Philosopher, came up with the theory of Social Darwinism so that way he could have a way to explain the evolution of human society. -
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Mergenthaler was an inventor. He was also known for the Linotype. The linotype was a composing machine that produces lines of words as single strips of metal. This was used greatly during the newspaper making process. In 1884, he patented his Linotype invention.
