Great inventors
Inventor of the telephone in 1876
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
They were the largest elevator manufacturer in the world.
Who is Otis Brothers and Company?
He became wealthy by producing steel.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
This city was great because of these three reasons.
What are rich prairie soil, railroads, and hard-working people?
Bell's assistant who supplied the "hands" to produce the first telephone.
Who is Thomas Watson?
This was the first modern American skyscraper.
What is the Wainwright Building?
He made his fortune in the oil industry.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
Inventor of the typewriter.
Who is Christopher Sholes?
Developer of the incandescent light bulb and the greatest inventor America has ever produced.
Who is Thomas Alva Edison?
This is where the Central and Union Pacific Railroads met.
What is Promontory Point, Utah?
He drilled the first oil well.
Who is Edwin Drake?
This is what you call someone who gives away large sums of money to needy individuals and private charities.
What is a philanthropist?
He founded Tuskegee Institue, transformed agricultural practices in the South, and founded hundreds of uses for the peanut.
Who is George Washington Carver?
He helped rebuild Chicago after a fire destroyed it in 1871.
Who is Louis Sullivan?
He established the Union Oil Company of California.
Who is Lyman Stewart?
This is one who risks personal loss to develop and market a new product.
What is an entrepreneur?
Inventor of the box camera and roll film.
Who is George Eastman?
He pioneered the design of suspension bridges.
Who is John Roebling?
He developed the method of turning iron ore into steel.
Who is Sir Henry Bessemer?
His philanthropy benefited many Americans by creating jobs, building libraries, and helping the needy.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?