A new Industrial Age 14 Test

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Invented the telephone, which allowed people to talk to each other over long distances and opened the way for worldwide communications network

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Christopher Sholes

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He invented the typewriter in 1867 and changed the world of work

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Thomas Alva Edison

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Invented the first light bulb in 1879

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Bessemer Process

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Cheap and efficient process for making steel, developed around 1850

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Edwin L. Drake

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First person to successfully use a steam engine to drill for oil

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Inventor of the light bulb, the phonograph and the first electrical power plant:

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Thomas Edison

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Made longer working times, refrigeration, and candle-less lighting possible

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Electricity

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A new invention to make steel faster and cheaper, led to skyscrapers and extension bridges

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Bessemer Process

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Christopher Sholes invented the ___________ in 1868 and changed the way people communicate.

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typewriter

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Who invented a quicker and cheaper way to make steel?

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Henry Bessemer