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Revolver: Samuel Colt
The revolver was a new and useful weapon that could hold up to six bullets. It was not successful at first but then it went into mass production and into the hands of policemen everywhere in America.
Samuel Colt was born in Hartford, Connecticut on July 19th, 1814.
American
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Elevator (with brakes): Elisha Graves Otis
This was the first elevator with brakes, which allowed it to stop at levels of multiple-level buildings. Skyscrapers became a reality with this invention.
Elisha Graves Otis was born in Halifax, Vermont on August 3rd, 1811. He also had a company named Otis Elevator Company.
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Manned Glider: Sir George Cayley
He is said to be the "father of aerodynamics".He developed concepts like steering rudders and rear elevators. He created the first ever glider that was able to carry a person. He also is the author of "On Ariel Navigation".
Sir George Cayley was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire in 1773. He was educated by George Walker. British
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SCIcayle
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Bicycle: Pierre and Ernest Michaux
A French father and son team who claim to have created the first bicycle. There is debate over whether this is true or not. They created a bicycle with pedals and rotary cranks, this invention became part of the industrial revolution because people used it as an everyday vehicle.
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Dynamite: Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel was a lonely millionaire.He invented dynamite, which provided ways to blast the inside of mountains in order to create tunnels and other important things, not just warfare.
Alfred Nobel was Swedish. He was educated at home by university professors. Also studied abroad with different professors.
http://www.nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/biographical/articles/frangsmyr/
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Tungsten Steel: Robert Mushet
Robert Mushet developed one of the types of tungsten steel. Tungsten steel was major player in the industrial revolution because it alllowed to make many tall buildings and structures and machines.
Robert Mushet was born on April 8, 1811 in Coleford, England.
English
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Barbed Wire: Joseph Glidden
Joseph Glidden went to a county fair in Illinois and saw a design Henry Rose had made where he had a wood rail with nails coming out so that if the cattle tried to escape it would be pricked by the nail. That inspired him to invent barbed wire. Barbed wire allowed farmers to keep their cattle, and they wouldn't run off. This was a breakthrough.
Joseph Glidden was born January 18, 1813 in Clarendon, New York.
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Telephone: Alexander Graham Bell
Bell created a way for people to communicate by electricity. The first words spoken on a telephone were : "mr.watson, come here. I want to see you" by Bell to his assistant Watson in the next room.
Bell was born on march 3 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Bell grew up in a home where he learned about the nature of sound and besides inventing the telephone also taught the deaf.
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Internal Combustion Engine: Nikoulaus August Otto
Otto began working with a traveling salesman and there learned about the first combustion engine, which didn't work properly. He became interested in this topic and worked and worked until he later developed the two-stroke engine which was fueled by gas. It was brought to light when it received a gold medal at the Paris World Fair in 1867.
Otto was born June 14 1832 in Holzhausen,Germany
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Refrigerated Train Cars: Gustavus Swift
The meat industry became relient on the trains to transport their meats to the eastern areas. THe cars helped get food around in a safer, faster way so people had more food and could be more productive.
Gustavus Swift was born on June 24 1839 close to Sandwich, Massachussetts.
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Light Bulb and Direct Current: Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison created an electric lighting system that was safe, affordable, and practical. He also develooed the system of direct current which was used to power the light bulb. He formed a company named Edison General Electric which was later changed to today's General Electric.
Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He was a very poor student, and he was taken out of school and taught at home because of it.
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Diesel Engine: Rudolf Diesel
Rudolf Diesel created the Diesel Engine. It is used to power machines all over the world today.
Rudolf Diesel became a millionaire, but he was a lonely millionaire.He was born in Paris, France in 1838, and went to school at Munich Polytechnic.
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Motion Picture: Lumiere Brothers
A Frenchman, Louis Lumiere is given the credit for creating the motion picture. This was a part of the industrial revolution because they made many movies with their invention and presented them to audiences. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blmotionpictures.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_and_Louis_Lumière
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First Successful Airplane: Wright Brothers
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright created the first flying machine that could carry a person. It revolutionized transportation because now people, goods, raw materials, supplies, armies and all sorts of things are transported via airplanes. They had the first successful flight at Kitty Hawk, NC.
The Wright Brothers were born in 1871 and 1867 in Ohio.
http://inventors.about.com/od/fstartinventions/a/Airplane.htm
