Rise of Industry

Rise of Industry

The Second Industrial Revolution (Continued)

One Minute Economics: The Second Industrial Revolution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaIWSZURNOI

Note about Attributions

• Ex: Typewriter

Bessemer Steelmaking Process

• Henry Bessemer, English engineer (1856)

• Bessemer independently made a process that had already been theorized by other inventors

• His was the first to be commercially viable

• American William Kelly began experimenting with the same process nine years earlier

Alexander Graham Bell

Invents the telephone in 1876

Electricity

• Thomas Edison invents the incandescent light bulb (1879)

• Edison did NOT invent the light bulb

• His version was the first that was ready for home use

Nikola Tesla

• Induction Electric motor (1888)

• Alternating Current

• Tesla car company was named after him

The Wright Brothers (1903) - Flight

• Built the first successful motor-operated airplane

• Focused less on flight and more on pilot controls

• Original patent did not claim the invention of airplane, but rather a system of aerodynamic control

George Stephenson - Steam Engine Locomotive (1814)

• English Civil Engineer

• Built first steam engine locomotive

Henry Ford: Model T (1908) & the Assembly Line (1913)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymEa24r0xXk

Multiple Choice

Who invented the telephone?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• George Stephenson

Multiple Choice

What did George Stephenson invent?

• The airplane

• The steel making process

• The automobile

• The steam engine locomotive

Multiple Select

Which of these were inventions of Henry Ford? [Check all that apply]

• The Model T

• The Model S

• The typewriter

• The assembly line

Multiple Choice

The Second Industrial Revolution spanned which time period?

• 1776 - 1783

• 1861 - 1865

• 1870 -1914

• 1941 - 1945

Multiple Choice

Why is it difficult to definitively give credit to a single individual for these inventions?

• Historical records are inaccurate

• Most of these inventions were created by accident and their value was not recognized

• Many of these inventions were created and incrementally improved on over time, making them a collaborative effort

• Some of these inventions were created in Europe, which does not have the same intellectual property laws as the US

Multiple Select

Which of the following factors led to the Second Industrial Revolution?

• Immigration

• Urbanization

• Abundance of Natural Resources

• Technological advancement

Multiple Choice

Which example below shows the greatest efficiency? [Who is the most efficient?]

• Mr. Lipton grades 5 tests per hour.

• Mr. Tecson grades 3 tests per hour.

• Mr. Luis grades 8 tests per hour.

• Mr. Witz grades 10 tests per hour.

Multiple Select

Which of the following were invented by Nikola Tesla?

• Model S

• Model T

• Alternating Current

• Induction electric motor