Names/Inventions of Industrial Revolution

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Who invented the light bulb?

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Thomas Edison

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How did the light bulb change society?

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People and factories were able to work later and longer.

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A production system with machines with workers arranged so that each person performs a task over and over as the item passes along a conveyor belt.

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assembly line

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Who invented the telephone?

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Alexander Graham Bell

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The telephone was different from the telegraph because people could use their voice instead of using dots and dashes to communicate.

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True

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This process converted iron to steel and allowed for taller buildings, longer bridges, and heavier machinery.

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Bessemer Process

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Mass production made products and goods cheaper and more available. True or False?

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True

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This man developed the alternating current.

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Nikola Tesla

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This man invented the braking system on the elevators we use today.

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Elijah Otis

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This man used the invention of the assembly line to make cars:

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Henry Ford