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Elisha Otis
Elisha Otis was an American Revolutionalist. He was the founder of the Otis Elevator Company. He invented a safety device that stops elevators from falling if the hoisting cables break. -
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist. He helped lead the large expansion of the American steele industy in the late 19th century. -
Christopher Sholes
Christopher Sholes was an American inventor who chreated the first practical typewriter. He is also known as the creator of the QWERY keyboard. This is still the most common keyboard used today. -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He created many devices that greatly impacted life around the world. He made the phonograph, the motion picture and the long lasting practical ight bulb. -
Gustavus Swift
Gustavus Swift help found the meat-packing empire. He worked on this his entire life, unftil the day he died. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was an intelligent scientist, inventor and engineer. He used his knowledge to create the first practical telephone in 1876. -
Ott Mergenthaler
Ott Mergenthaler was a German inventor. He invented the linotype machine. -
George Eastman
George Eastman was an American inventor and entrepreneuer. He founded the Eastman Kodak company. He also made the use of roll film popular. -
F. W. Woolworth
F. W. Woolworth was an American businessman. He was a retail phenomenon of the 20th century. His stores sold a variety of items all in one place. -
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism is the theory that people, groups and races are subject to the same laws. There would be no more racism.
