inventions

thomas edison invented the light bulb

Feb 11, 1849

long-lasting, practical way of lighting a house

macy's was founded by Rowland Hussey Macy

Sep 25, 1851

macy's helped people be able to buy clothing and other items they needed

Elisha Otis invents the elevator safety divice

Sep 24, 1854

this invention was important because it would save people from being killed in an elevator.

Christopher Sholes invents a more practical typewritter

Nov 3, 1866

this typewritter ment that people could use it everyday

john d rockafeller He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company

Sep 25, 1870

dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust.

joel tiffany invented a refrigerated railcar

Sep 24, 1875

this invention allows people to send food farther then before

alexander gram bell invented the first phone

Sep 25, 1876

the teliphone helped people talk to other people on the other side of the country

Social Darwinism way fo finding social behaviors

Sep 25, 1877

a way for people to find out what people belive in

F.W. Woolworth founded the company now known as foot locker

Jul 18, 1879

He pioneered the now-common practices of buying merchandise direct from manufacturers and fixing prices on items

George Eastman invented the kodak company

Apr 25, 1880

the kodak company helped people take pictures

Ottmar Mergenthaler invented the Linotype machine

Sep 25, 1884

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.

Gustavus Franklin Swift founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century

Sep 25, 1906

Andrew Carnegie expansion of the American steel industry

Sep 25, 2013

made steel cheaper to buy