Sewing Machine
Elevator
Telephone
Diesel Engine
Airplane
100
When was the sewing machine invented?
1790.
100
Who built the first elevator?
Elisha Graves Otis.
100
When was the telephone invented?
1876.
100
Who invented the diesel engine?
Rudolf Diesel.
100
Who is credited with the first flight?
The Wright brothers.
200
What is the social impact of sewing machines?
Decreased time required to make clothes.
200
When was the first elevator built?
1853.
200
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell.
200
When was the diesel engine invented?
1892.
200
When was the first flight?
1903.
300
Who invented the sewing machine?
Josef Madersperger
300
What was the first office building to have passenger elevators?
Equitable Life Building.
300
What is the social impact of the telephone?
Enabled people to talk directly with each other across long distances.
300
What are the types of diesel engines?
Two-stroke and four-stroke.
300
What is the social impact of the airplane?
Decreased travel time
400
What is the type of stitch used by current sewing machines?
Lockstich.
400
Who built the first electric elevator?
Warner Von Siemens.
400
What are the essential elements of a telephone?
Transmitter and receiver.
400
What is the social impact of the diesel engine?
Replaced steam engines in ships, trains, and other heavy movers.
400
Name three major US airlines?
Delta, US Air, and United.
500
What is the power source for early sewing machines?
Foot power.
500
What is the social impact of the elevator?
Allowed skyscrapers to be built.
500
Who introduced the first push button telephone, and when did they invent it?
AT&T 1963.
500
What is the first European passenger car with a diesel engine?
Citroen.
500
What is the fastest passenger airplane?
Concorde.
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