1. What are these inventions which have shaped American life? 1 2 3 4

2. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” - Gandhi

3. “Necessity is the mother of invention” Plato 24567981031

4. 1860-1920 Five main causes for industrial growth during the second half of the 1800s

5. 5 Railroads

6. 4 Inventions

7. 3 Natural Resources

8. 2 Human labor and talent

9. 1 Capital

10. Tall Tower Exhibition Materials -1 sheet of paper -1 pair of scissors -10 inches of masking tape -3 inventors in a group -10 minutes to work Who can design and construct the tallest tower? Tower must be free- standing…

11. 1866 – Alfred Nobel createsdynamite 1876 – Alexander GrahamBell invents the telephone 1877 – Felix Hoffmanproduces aspirin 1879 – Thomas Edisonmakes the first incandescentlight bulb 1885 – John S. Pembertonintroduces a new drink:Coca-Cola Prominent Inventions from 1860-1890 1860 18701880 1890 1887 – Granville T. Woodscreated a telegraph to workon trains

12. 1903 – Wilbur and OrvilleWright build first airplane 1905 – Albert Einsteinintroduces E=mc 2 theory 1895 – Wilhelm Roentgendiscovers x-rays 1900 – Ferdinand Zeppelinintroduces the zeppelin Prominent Inventions from 1891-1920 189019001910 Philadelphia Exhibition

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15. Nikola Tesla

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18. The Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition

24. Wildlife Exhibitions

25. The Corliss Engine