Industrial Age

a period of rapid growth in U.S. manufacturing in

the late 1800s; characterized by advances in technology

Henry Bessemer’s invention that was a way to manufacture

steel quickly and cheaply

inventor who created the electric lightbulb

exclusive rights to make or sell inventions

American inventor and educator whose inventions to help the hearing impaired led to his invention of the telephone

Revolutionized factory production through use of the assembly line and popularized the affordable automobile

an innovation of Henry Ford’s that dramatically reduced the cost of production

piloted the first successful gas-powered airplane flight

businesses that sell portions of ownership called stock shares

business leader who concentrated his efforts on steel

production