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Elisha Otis
Invented the Elevator along with read-baking ovens and train brakes, and patented a steam plow in 1857, a rotary oven in 1858, and, with Charles, the oscillating steam engine in 1860. -
Macy's
A mid-range to upscale chain of department stores owned by American multinational corporation Macy's, Inc. -
Christopher Sholes
Invented the first typewriter to be commercially successful. -
Thomas Edison
He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. -
John D. Rockefeller
American industrialist and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy. In 1870, he founded Standard Oil Company and aggressively ran it until he officially retired in 1897. -
Joel Tiffany
Invented the Refrigerator Car. -
Ottmar Mergenthaler
German-born inventor who has been called a second Gutenberg because of his invention of the Linotype machine, the first device that could easily and quickly set complete lines of type for use in printing presses. This machine revolutionized the art of printing. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Invented the telephone. Awarded the first US patent for the telephone in 1876. -
George Eastman
Founded the Eastman Trust and Savings Bank. Was also a photogrphy pioneer. -
Andrew Carnegie
By 1889 he owned Carnegie Steel Corporation, the largest of its kind in the world. In 1901 he sold his business and dedicated his time to expanding his philanthropic work, including the establishment of Carnegie-Mellon University in 1904. -
F.W. Woolworth
Founder of F. W. Woolworth Company (now Foot Locker), an operator of discount stores that priced merchandise at five and ten cents. -
Soical Darwinisim
The term social Darwinism is often used to describe the use of concepts of struggle for existence and survival of the fittest to justify social policies which make no distinction between those able to support themselves and those unable to support themselves. -
Gustavis Swift
Founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century,
