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Joel Tiffany
Joel Tiffany was a judge, and a writer. He also has a history as the designer of the refrigerator car, and have gotten a patent for it. -
Christopher Sholes
Christopher Sholes was the inventor of the first modern keyboard called "qwerty". It was named this because the letters stated are the first 6 letters in the upper left cornernof the keyboard. -
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a philanthropist, which is a person who is always trying to make an effort to help the well being of others by donating. He also co-founded a steel empire, maximizing profits and minimizing inefficiencies through ownership of factories. -
Gustavus Swift
Gustavus Swift was a meat dealer. He was having problems transporting his merchandise so he decided to make a refrigerated rail car to ship his butchered, edible meat chilled to the location. -
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller established Standardized Oil Company, and was also one of the first major philanthropists. Hehad donated, and made so much money that the oil industry was now booming. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell had made a change in the world when he invented the first telephone. This invention revolutionized the world because now people could talk to eachother directly, through a device that you could talk into, and hear through. -
F. W. Woolworth
F. W Woolworth had opened a department store that had merchandise on open display, and had the prices clearly marked. This had allowed customers to get their merchandise and get out faster and easier. -
Elisha Otis
Elisha Otis invented the first safe elevator. Like most elevators, his had a hoist, biut the elevator that he invented had a safety brake that prevented the box from falling, even if the cord had been snapped. This simple new invention has been passed on through the years, and has changed the ways elevators are made. -
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Ottmar Mergenthaler had made the first typewriter that had a keyboard. This was much easier than just the individually raising and lowering of the letters. -
George Eastman
George Eastman was the inventor of the first commercial film. This transparent, flexible film would be used for the portable Kodak camera. This was a great invention because it was more convenient for th average person. -
Macy's
Macy's was a revolutionary department store because it waa the first one to promote a woman as an executive. It was also valued for its one price system, which was charging every person the same amount for that one item. -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was an important because he was the first-rsnk inventor. The telegraph and lightbulb were his most famous inventions. -
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism is when in a society the strongest and fittest are believed to flourish, whereas the weak and poor should die. Herbert Spencer came up with this theory, and stuck with it, saying the rich were "naturally adapted to live off the poor", just like in nature.
