Innovations in Transportation and Technology

The video explores seven groundbreaking inventions from the Gilded Age (1870-1900) that transformed society. It covers the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell, the phonograph and light bulb by Thomas Edison, the automobile by Carl Benz, the Kodak camera by George Eastman, electric streetcars by Frank Sprague, and the airplane by the Wright brothers. These innovations revolutionized communication, sound recording, lighting, transportation, photography, urban transit, and aviation, shaping the modern world.

What was the primary economic transformation during the Gilded Age?

• From agrarian to industrial

• From industrial to agrarian

• From digital to mechanical

• From mechanical to digital

Who is credited with the invention of the telephone?

• Antonio Meucci

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Elisha Gray

• Thomas Edison

What was Thomas Edison's first major invention that gained him fame?

• Kodak camera

• Incandescent light bulb

• Phonograph

• Electric streetcar

What material did Edison use to improve the longevity of his light bulb filament?

• Cotton

• Glass

• Copper

• Bamboo

Who is credited with patenting the first gas-powered automobile?

• Henry Ford

• Carl Benz

• Nikolaus Otto

• Gottlieb Daimler

What was the significant contribution of George Eastman to photography?

• Inventing the digital camera

• Developing color film

• Creating the Kodak camera

• Introducing instant photography

Which engineer is credited with building the first full-scale electric trolley system?

• Werner Von Siemens

• Thomas Edison

• George Westinghouse

• Frank Sprague

Where did the Wright brothers conduct their successful powered flight experiments?

• Dayton, Ohio

• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

• Berlin, Germany

• Richmond, Virginia

What was the primary power source for the first electric streetcars?

• Gasoline engines

• Overhead electrical cables

• Steam engines

• Solar panels

What was the Wright brothers' major achievement in 1903?

• First electric streetcar

• First steam locomotive

• First powered flight

• First electric car