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Industrial Revolution in America

Major Inventions and Inventors. Industrial Revolution in America. Alexander Graham Bell. Telephone Made business communication more efficient Saved time in communication in the work place and eventually between families and friends. Dr. John H. Kellog. Created whole grain cereals

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Industrial Revolution in America

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  1. Major Inventions and Inventors Industrial Revolution in America

  2. Alexander Graham Bell • Telephone • Made business communication more efficient • Saved time in communication in the work place and eventually between families and friends

  3. Dr. John H. Kellog • Created whole grain cereals • Made a healthy, tasty breakfast affordable for people in all social classes • Was not the inventor of cereal, but was the first to mass produce it • His brother founded the Kellogg company

  4. Elisha Otis • Elevator • Designed a safety system to keep elevators from falling • made it easy to move up and down inside skyscrapers

  5. Gail Borden • Condensed Milk • Solved the problem of not being able to store milk for more than a few hours • Was very helpful and in high demand during Civil War

  6. Henry Bessemer • Creator of the Bessemer Process • Found a way to manufacture steel for cheap • Lowered cost of construction • Replaced expensive, heavy cast iron

  7. Henry Ford • Made the Assembly Line more efficient • Each worker had one job that he did over and over Led Model T cars to come of the line in 3 minute intervals • Other companies began to use this method • Note: He did not invent the Assembly Line

  8. John Deere • Steel Plow • Made plowing easier in the tough soil of the midwest • Deere went on to create other farming tools and started his own company

  9. Levi Strauss • Creator of blue Jeans • People then had sturdy long lasting work pants • Strauss created his own jeans company that still produces an assortment of jean styles today

  10. Cyrus McCormick • Mechanical Reaper • Allows farmers to harvest their crops with a machine instead of their hands • Makes harvesting faster and production greater

  11. Thomas Edison • Light bulb • Allowed factories to stay open 24/7 • Increased production because companies would make employees work for extended shifts

  12. Orville and Wilbur Wright • Airplane • Eventual use in warfare • Made travel faster • Idea behind airplane later led to space travel

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