Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
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Rsteilberg on February 26, 2011
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honors world history and geography ii
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Inventors of the Industrial Revolution- Curry WH & G II Honors
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 spinning jenny | Hargreaves invented the |
| spinning jenny | first multi-spool spinning frame, eight or more spools of yarn at once |
| steam locomotive | Watt invented the |
| steam locomotive | did not waste energy cooling and re-heating cylinders, faster and easier rail travel |
| cotton gin | Eli Whitney invented the |
| cotton gin | removed seeds from cotton |
| steel | Bessemer invented the first efficient way of manufacturing |
| steel | stronger and cheaper than iron; made by using air to burn off impurities |
| smallpox vaccine | Jenner invented the |
| smallpox vaccine | used cowpox to create this; cured the world of its namesake |
| Pasteurization, anthrax | Pasteur invented _____ and the vaccine for ________ |
| Pasteurization | prevented from bacteria in dairy products causing disease |
| Theory of Evolution, Theory of Natural Selection | Darwin invented these two theorys |
| Theory of Evolution | All species of life change over time (theory) |
| Theory of Natural Selection | Only the fittest survive (theory) |
| Penicillin | Fleming invented |
| Penicillin | Vaccination of its deadly mold namesake |
| Steamboat | Fulton invented the |
| Steamboat | revolutionized river travel |
| Morse, telegraph | Morse invented the _______ code and the ___________ |
| Assembly line | Ford invented the |
| Assembly line | Cheaper and quicker way of producing goods |
| Railway | Stephenson invented the first _____________ |
| Railway | Direct and efficient transportation utilizing locomotives |
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