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Elisha Otis
Elisha Otis was the inventor of the braking system that is now used in elevators. This is important becasue with the elevator no longer falling off the cables, it would save many lives being lost in an elevator accident. -
Christopher Latham Sholes
Mr. Sholes creator of the first typewriterand also of the QWERTY key board.He was also a newspaper publisher and Wisconsin politician.Born on February 14, 1819, in Mooresburg, PA and died on February 17, 1890, in Milwaukee, WI. -
Alexander Graham Bell
HE was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone. -
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Ottmar was a German-born inventor who has been called a second Gutenberg because of his invention of the Linotype machine, -
George Eastman
was an American industrialist and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust. -
Macy's
Was a up scale department store -
Andrew Carmegie
Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the American Steel Industry. This was importnant because constructors could now use the steel on buildings which made the buildings sturdy and allowed them to become taller (skyscrappers). Steel also played a huge roll in railroads and cars. -
Social Darwinism
The rich will have everything at the cost of the poor and week Herbet Spencer 1875 -
F.W. Woolworth
F.W. Woolworth invented the retail store called Five and Dime. This was important because now people don't have to go to a specialty store, they could go to the Five and Dime where they sell a little bit of everything. -
Gustavus Swift
Gustavus Swift was the founder of a meat packing firm called Swift and Company and invented the first railroad car ice-cooler. This was important because now, for instance, beef and beer would not spoil . -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was the inventor of many different things, but most importantly, the incondescent light bulb. The light bulb is important because we could now use this insead of kerosene lamps which would save many lives in house fires. Light bulbs also lighted up a larger area than a lamp. -
Joel Tiffany
Joel Tiffany inevnted the Tiffany Refridgerator Car Company. This was important because this enabled people to tansport goods across the country and the goods would not spoil. This allowed the transportation of goods with minimal spoilage. -
John D. Rockefeller
John was an American industrialist and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust.
