Robert Owen
Who was Robert Owen?
British activist
What machine did he create that was one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution?
Cotton gin
What name is Adam smith also known by?
The father of economics or the father of capitalism
What invention is Alexander Graham Bell most known for?
Telephone
Name one of his inventions
The steam engine, photocopier, Watt's linkage, Parallel motion
What was his philosophy of Robert Owen regarding workers?
He believed in fair treatment of all employees
What important concept relating to the production of materials did he develop?
Mass production
At what age did Smith enter the University of Glasgow?
14
When did alexander graham bell invent the telephone?
1876
When did watt invent the steam engine?
1765
What did he contribute to?
Animal Fossil Research
When was the cotton gin invented?
1793
What is the name of his book on the system of political economy?
An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
Who was Alexander Graham Bell's assistant?
Thomas Watson
He is considered the father of what?
Father of Mechanical Engineering
Robert Owen is heavily associated with which Lanarkshire town?
New Lanark
Which college did he enter in 1789?
Yale
True or false: He believed that by giving people the freedom to produce and exchange goods as they pleased the prosperity of businesses would decrease.
False
What caused Alexander Graham Bell to become interested in the science of sound?
His mother and wife were deaf
What year did he die?
1819
What did Robert Owen say no to?
Child Labor
How invention significantly decreased the use of what cruel system in the south?
Slavery
- Smith is most famous for his literary work was written in 1776
The Wealth of Nations
Bell's metal detector was used to try and find a bullet inside of what U.S. President?
James Garfield
When he retired, what did he devote himself to?
Research work