People Flashcards

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Andrew Carnegie

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I am a wealthy industrialist who vertically integrated US Steel, drove out the competition and became one of the richest men in America

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Henry Bessemer

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I invented the process that led to the efficient mass production of steel

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Thomas Edison

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I developed the electric light bulb, the modern research laboratory, the phonograph, the destapone, the mimeograph and many, many more useful things. I created over 1000 patents in my life time

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Samuel Compers

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American Federation of Labor

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Alexander Grand Bell

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I invented the telephone, a device that allowed business to be conducted across long distance

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Edwin Drake

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I drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania (PA) launching a nation-wide oil boom

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Gustavus Swift

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I created the first refrigerated rail car allowing meat to be slaughtered and the transported across long distance

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John D. Rockefeller

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I am a wealthy industrialist who horizontally integrated Standard Oil and used ruthless tactics to shut out the competition

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