History unit 5 Flashcards
(50 cards)
Invented the flying shuttle
John kay
Invented the spinning jenny
James hargreaves
Invented the cotton gin
Eli whitney
Invented the miners safety lamp
Sir Humphry Davy
One of the greatest inventors of all time, created the lightbulb
Thomas edison
developed antiseptics to clean germs from instruments and wounds
Joseph lister
Discovered the germ theory of disease in 1864
Louis Pasteur
developed the first vaccine for smallpox in 1796
Edward Jenner
Invented the first working telephone in 1896
Alexander graham bell
Created the atomic theory
John Dalton
invented the first transatlantic cable
Cyrus field
Invented first electric telegraph machine in 1844
Samuel morse
Perfected the first modern automobile in 1896
Henry Ford
Created the diesel engine
Rudolph diesel
Invented the internal combustion engine
Gottlieb Daimler
Invented the first steam powered locomotive in 1814
George Stephenson
founded and owned the largest oil company in the late 1800s
John D rockefeller
founded and owned largest steel company in the world in the late 1800s
Andrew Carnegie
donating money to social causes to help the less fortunate
Philanthropy
Wrote Wealth of Nations
Adam smith
Invented the spinning frame
Richard Arkwright
Created the spinning mule
Samuel Crompton
Invented the power loom
Edmund Cartwright
Invented the practical coal burning steam engine
James watt