Inventor & Inventions Flashcards
1
Q
George Pullman
A
Sleeping car
2
Q
George Westinghouse
A
Air brake
3
Q
Gustav swift
A
Refrigerated RR cars
4
Q
Bessemer process
A
blow in hot air through molten pig iron to remove impurities in steel
5
Q
Telegraph
A
Samuel Morse
6
Q
Cyrus field
A
Transatlantic cable
7
Q
Telephone
A
Alexander G Bell
8
Q
Thomas Edison (4 inventions 1 innovation)
A
Light bulb
Phonograph
Motion picture
Electric power station
Improved battery
9
Q
Nicola Tesla (immigrant)
A
AC
10
Q
Edwin drake
A
Petroleum
11
Q
Wright brothers
A
Air plane
12
Q
Vertical integration
A
A company taking ownership of all stages of production (process)
Oil:
1) look/dig
2) drill/extract
3) store it
4) process “refine”
5)transport
6) sell/ store
7)advertise
13
Q
Horizontal integration
A
1 stage
Oil:
1) Process “refine”
14
Q
Trust
A
Business give up control, pooled
15
Q
Monopoly
A
Complete control over good or market
