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Elisha Otis
Elisha Otis was an American industrialist, founder of the Otis Elevator Company, and inventor of a safety device that prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails. In his spare time, he designed and experimented with his old designs of bread-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
Macy's, originally R. H. Macy & Co., is a mid-range to upscale chain of department stores owned by American multinational corporation Macy's, Inc. It is one of two divisions owned by the company, with the other being the upscale Bloomingdale's. -
Christopher Sholes
Christopher Sholes was an American inventor who invented the first practical typewriter and the QWERTY keyboard still in use today. -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. -
Social Darwinism
The name social Darwinism is a modern name given to various theories of society that emerged in England and the United States. -
John D. Rockefeller
He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry -
Gustavis Swift
Founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest -
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone. -
Joel Tiffany
Joel Tiffany invented the refrigerator car. -
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Ottmar Mergenthaler invented the Linotype machine, the first device that could easily and quickly set complete lines of type for use in printing presses. -
George Eastman
George Eastman was an American innovator and entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak -
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. -
F.W. Woolworth
F.W. Woolworth was the founder of F. W. Woolworth Company (now Foot Locker), an operator of discount stores that priced merchandise at five and ten cents.
