The late 1800s, saw the growth of

I.N.D.U.S.T.R.Y.I.N.D.U.S.T.R.Y.

I. Invented light bulb Invented light bulb (Edison)(Edison)

Thomas Edison: electricity as a source of power

N.New banking (J.P. New banking (J.P. Morgan)Morgan)

J.P. Morgan: controlled world’s first multi-billion dollar corporation

D.Developed Developed moving moving assembly line (Ford)assembly line (Ford)

In 1913, Ford reduced time of producing a car to 93 minutes

He produced 15 million “Model Ts” by 1927

U.Utilized airplanes Utilized airplanes (Wright Bros)(Wright Bros)

Wright Brothers flew the first plane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903

S.Steel (Carnegie)Steel (Carnegie)

Andrew Carnegie: owner of Carnegie Steel in Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie was very poor as a boy

Gave away most of his wealth to fund libraries, schools, and universities

T.Telephone (Bell)Telephone (Bell)

Alexander Graham Bell: inventor of the telephone in 1876

Also invented: phonograph (record player) and metal detector

R.Railroad (Vanderbilt)Railroad (Vanderbilt)

Y.Yes, oil (Rockefeller)Yes, oil (Rockefeller)

John D. Rockefeller was an oil tycoon

Founded Standard Oil Company (monopoly broken up in 1911)

Became richest person in world

Other American InventionsOther American Inventions

Invention Year Inventorreaper 1831 Cyrus McCormick

sewing machine 1848 Elias Howe

handheld camera 1848 George Eastman

typewriter 1867 Christopher Sholes

barbed wire 1873 Joseph E. Glidden

Coca-Cola 1886 John Pemberton

motion pictures 1893 Thomas Edison

razor 1901 King Gillette