1. The late 1800s, saw the growth of I.N.D.U.S.T.R.Y. Chapter 1: An Age More Golden than Gilded?

2. I.I. Invented light bulb (Edison)  Thomas Edison: electricity as a source of power Chapter 1: An Age More Golden than Gilded?

3. N.N. New banking (J.P. Morgan)  J.P. Morgan: controlled world’s first multi- billion dollar corporation Chapter 1: An Age More Golden than Gilded?

4. D.D. Developed moving assembly line (Ford)  In 1913, Ford reduced time of producing a car to 93 minutes  He produced 15 million “Model Ts” by 1927 Chapter 1: An Age More Golden than Gilded?

5. U.U. Utilized airplanes (Wright Bros)  Wright Brothers flew the first plane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903 Chapter 1: An Age More Golden than Gilded?

6. S.S. Steel (Carnegie)  Andrew Carnegie: owner of Carnegie Steel in Pittsburgh, PA  Carnegie was very poor as a boy  Gave away most of his wealth to fund libraries, schools, and universities Chapter 1: An Age More Golden than Gilded?

7. T.T. Telephone (Bell)  Alexander Graham Bell: inventor of the telephone in 1876  Also invented: phonograph (record player) and metal detector Chapter 1: An Age More Golden than Gilded?

8. R.R. Railroad (Vanderbilt) Chapter 1: An Age More Golden than Gilded?

9. Y.Y. Yes, oil (Rockefeller)  John D. Rockefeller was an oil tycoon  Founded Standard Oil Company (monopoly broken up in 1911)  Became richest person in world Chapter 1: An Age More Golden than Gilded?

10. Other American Inventions InventionYearInventor reaper 1831 Cyrus McCormick sewing machine 1848 Elias Howe handheld camera 1848 George Eastman typewriter 1867 Christopher Sholes barbed wire 1873 Joseph E. Glidden Coca-Cola 1886 John Pemberton motion pictures 1893 Thomas Edison razor 1901 King Gillette Chapter 1: An Age More Golden than Gilded?