11/23/22 Quiz Flashcards
Who invented air brakes for trains?
George Westinghouse
What did George Westinghouse invent?
air brakes for trains
Who invented refrigerated RR cars?
Gustavus Swift
What did Gustavus Swift invent?
refrigerated RR cars
Who invented the transcontinental cable?
Cyrus Field
What did Cyrus Field invent?
the transcontinental cable
Who invented an easier way to link RR cars together?
Eli Jannery
What did Eli Junnery invent?
an easier way to link RR cars together
Who invented the pullman sleeping car?
George Pullman
What did George Pullman invent?
the pullman sleeping car
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What was Alexander Graham Bell known as?
the teacher of the deaf
Who invented the small camera?
George Eastman
What did George Eastman invent?
the small camera
What did John Thurman invent?
the vacuum
Who invented the vacuum?
John Thurman
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
What did Thomas Edison invent?
the light bulb
What was the city and state Thomas Edison was from?
Menlo Park, New Jersey
Who invented the type writer?
Sholes
What did Sholes invent?
the type writer
Who started the first power plant in NYC?
Thomas Edison
Who invented a way to send messages between RR train cars?
Granville Woods
What powered factories, trolleys, streetlights, and lamps throughout America?
transformers
Who built transformers?
Westinghouse
Who invented magnetic air brakes for trains and shoe making machines?
Jann Matzeliger
Who led the world into auto (car) making?
France
Who invented the first affordable car?
Henry Ford
What were the original names of the Ford?
“Model T”, “Tin Lizzie”, and “Fliver”
Who invented the first planes?
the Wright Brothers
What were the Wright Brothers’ names?
Orville and Wilbur Wright
Name one other thing Thomas Edison invented.
first motion picture projector
Where did the first flight take off?
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
How long and how far did the first plane fly?
12 seconds and went 120 feet
