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Macy's
Rowland H. Macy opens R.H. Macy & Co. as a dry goods store in New York City. Federated Department Stores, Inc. (renamed Macy’s, Inc. in June 2007) was born through the combination of Abraham & Straus of Brooklyn, Filene’s of Boston, F&R Lazarus & Co. of Columbus, OH, and Bloomingdale’s of New York. -
Elisha Otis
Elisha Otis invented the hydraulic crane. The hydraulic crane made the elevators move up and down more efficiently and made elevators safer to ride on. -
Christopher Sholes
Christopher Sholes invented the first practical typewriter and introduced the keyboard layout that is still used today. He rearranged the keyboard to prevent levers from jamming when frequently used keys were utilized. -
John D. Rockefeller
He entered an oil business in 1863 by investing in a Cleveland, Ohio, refinery. John D. Rockefeller founder of the Standard Oil Company, became one of the world’s wealthiest men. -
Alexander Graham Bell
He worked at a school for the deaf while attempting to invent a machine that would transmit sound by electricity. He invented the first telephone, And then formed the Bell Telephone Company. -
Joel Tiffany
He created the first refrigerator car. The refrigerator car made it easier to transport beef, poultry, eggs, butter, and fruit. This way the food wouldnt spoil. -
Social Darwinism
The rich used it to distinguish that they are rich. Herbert Spencer founded the belief that the strongest states should survive and flourish in society, while the weak should be allowed to die. -
Gustavus Swift
He was the founder of the meat-packing firm Swift & Company and promoter of the railway refrigerator car for shipping meat. In 1902 with J.O. Armour and Edward Morris, he formed the National Packing Company—the “Beef Trust." -
F.W. Woolworth
The founder of F. W. Woolworth Company, an operator of discount stores that priced merchandise. His key inprovements were having the merchandise on open display instead of behind the counter, and having prices plainly and clearly marked. -
Thomas Edison
The first great invention was the tin foil phonograph (1877.) He established the Edison Speaking Phonograph Company to sell the new machine. Thomas Edison's greatest challenge was the development of an incandescent, electric light. Many believe he invented the lightbulb, but he didn't "invent" the lightbulb, but rather he improved upon a 50-year-old idea. -
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Ottmar Mergenthaler's invention of the linotype composing machine was the newest and greatest advancement in printing. Mergenthaler's machine enabled one operator to be machinist, type-setter, justifier, typefounder, and type-distributor. -
George Eastman
George Eastman invented dry, transparent, and flexible, photographic film and the Kodak cameras that could use the new film. He wanted to simplify photography and make it available to everyone, not just trained photographers. -
Andrew Carnegie
In the early 1870s, Carnegie co-founded his first steel company. He created a steel empire, maximizing profits and minimizing inefficiencies through ownership of factories, raw materials and transportation involved in steel-making. He later formed Carnegie Steel Company.
