1. In 1856, Henry Bessemer invents steel. Bessemer Process: Purifying iron ore to make steel

2. Steel is used to build… Bridges Railroads Tools

3. Chemists created hundreds of new products, from medications as aspirin to perfumes and soaps.

4. In 1866, a chemist named Alfred Nobel invents dynamite. He earned a huge fortune and willed it to fund the Nobel Peace prize people earn today.

5. Dr. Martin Luther King was recognized by winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

6. Electricity -c.1800 Alessandro Volta developed the first battery -c. 1800’s Michael Faraday invents the first electric generator and electric motor. -1870’s Thomas Edison invents the first electric light bulb.

7. New Methods of Production -Interchangeable parts: identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing -Assembly line: production method that breaks down a complex job into a series of smaller tasks