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Elisha Otis was the founder of the Otis Elevator Company. Otis also invented a device to stop a fallaing elevator if the cable snapped.
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Sholes was an American inventor who invented the QWERTY key board style. We still use this keyboard style today.
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Andrew Carnagie was a Scottish American who led the large expansion of steel in the 19th century. He later sold his company to J.P. Morgan.
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John D. Rockefeller was an American industrialist. He also was the founder of the Standard Oil Company.
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Swift created a huge meat packing business. By being to ship it over cooled railroad cars he was able to make cheaper beef.
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Thomas Edison was an American Inventor who invented many items including the phonograph and the motion picture camera. One of Edisons most known inventions is the light bulb.
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Bell created the first practical phone. Due to his invention we could finally talk to loved ones far away while hearing their voice.
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Woolworth founded the F.W.Woolworth Company. That company today is Foot Locker.
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Eastman was and inventor who founded Eastman Kodak. Eastman also popuularized the use of roll film.
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Ottman Mergenthaler invented the Linotype machine. His machine revolutionized printing.
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Macy's is a chain of department stores that was founded by Rowland Macy. Today there are over 798 operating Macy's in the U.S.
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Social Dawanism is when the thoughts and ideas of Charles Darwin are applied to politics and social life. Free thinkers started doing this in the late 19th century.
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