People
Who were the brothers that flew the first airplane?
Wright brothers
What are the tall buildings above ground that allow many people to live in one area?
skyscraper
What change in transportation helped cities spread outward?
electric-powered cars
Who is the Chicago architect that designed one of New York's busiest intersections?
Daniel Burnham
What invention changed journalism?
Kodak camera
What did refrigerated railroad cars do?
Made is possible to get food to the market without spoiling.
Who developed Central Park?
Fredrick Law Olmsted
What two factors allowed architects to design taller buildings?
elevators and internal steel skeletons
What was the first American city to use electric powered street cars?
Richmond, Virginia
Who invented the camera?
George Eastman
What did John Augustus Roebling design?
The Brooklyn Bridge
What did Daniel Burnham design?
Flatiron Building
Who was the early leader of architecture?
Louis Sullivan
What did Fritz Haber do?
found a way to get nitrogen from the air which led to chemical fertilizers
The production of what two items, led to cheaper newspapers?
the production of wood pulp and the web-perfecting press